. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. T CHAPTER XI. AEEANGEMENT IN PLANTING. "^ HOUGH set rules, in matters of art, are sometimes " more honored in the breach than in the observance," it is also true that every art has certain general prin- ciples, the observance of which will rarely lead to great faults, while their violations may. We therefore hope that the following suggestions or rules, drawn to meet the requirements of small suburban grounds, will be of some use, and serve as a starti
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. T CHAPTER XI. AEEANGEMENT IN PLANTING. "^ HOUGH set rules, in matters of art, are sometimes " more honored in the breach than in the observance," it is also true that every art has certain general prin- ciples, the observance of which will rarely lead to great faults, while their violations may. We therefore hope that the following suggestions or rules, drawn to meet the requirements of small suburban grounds, will be of some use, and serve as a starting-point for that higher culture which educates the intuitive perceptions of the artist to dispense with rules, or rather, perhaps, to work intuitively by rule, as an aesthetic instinct. I. Preserve in one or more places (according to the size and form of the lot) the greatest length of imbroken lawn that the space will admit of. n. Pla7it betweeJi radiating lines from the house to the outside of the lot, so as to leave open lines of view from the principal windows and entrance porches ; also find where, without ijijuring the views to and from the house, the best vistas may be left from the street into the lot, and from one point to another across the grounds, or to points of interest Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scott, Frank Jesup, 1828- [from old catalog]. New York, D. Appleton & co.
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