Cottage residences : or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds ; adapted to North America (1847)
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852 · New York ; London : Wiley and Putnam · leaf 214
st beborne in mind, as we have previously urged, that few singletrees can be left, but that the thinning must be done by openingglades boldly k, and leaving the trees in groups, masses, thick-ets, and groves. Trimming up the trees, beyond what is abso-lutely necessary in removing dead branches,… … 172 COTTAGE RESIDENCES. the more dressed air immediately around the house. In short,the natural expression of a place like this must be thoroughlystudied before making any improvements; as otherwise, thelatter will, instead of heightening and developing its originalcharm, only weaken and render it…
Architecture, Domestic
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