The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 405
;^;f?^w^ before any of the improvements were commenced, indicated thatthe same rock was abundant beneath the surface; secondly, thegeneral slope of the grounds admitted of making a large excava-tion at this scar, and yet preserving the surface perfectly dry;thirdly, this excavation enabled Mr.… … rocky bank in the English garden, and with the ledge or causewayin the rocky valley ; which ledge may be said to form, as it were,the key-note to the place. The suitableness of the stone walk tothis rocky garden is worthy of notice : not only does the materialharmonise with the margins of the beds,…
