. The art of landscape gardening. Buildings •* Towers and battlements he high in tufted trees ; and that those of the Grecian will accord either withround or conic trees; but if the base be hid the con-trast of the latter will be most pleasing. The Gothic style of architecture being the most cal-culated for additions or repairs to an old house, I mighthere venture to recommend it on the score of mereutility ; but when we take into the account that pictur-esque effect which is always produced by the mixtureof Gothic buildings with round-headed trees, I confessmyself to be rather s
. The art of landscape gardening. Buildings •* Towers and battlements he high in tufted trees ; and that those of the Grecian will accord either withround or conic trees; but if the base be hid the con-trast of the latter will be most pleasing. The Gothic style of architecture being the most cal-culated for additions or repairs to an old house, I mighthere venture to recommend it on the score of mereutility ; but when we take into the account that pictur-esque effect which is always produced by the mixtureof Gothic buildings with round-headed trees, I confessmyself to be rather sanguine in my hopes of produc-ing such beauty at Wembly as will render that house,which has hitherto been a reproach to the place, theleading feature of the scenery. Instead of cloggingall the improvements with the dread of shewing thehouse, I conceive it possible, without any very greatexpense, to convert the house itself into the mostpleasing object throughout every part of the groundsfrom whence it may be visible. Having sta
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