Henderson's picturesque gardens and ornamental gardening illustrated (1908)
Henderson, Charles · New York: Henderson · leaf 24
The Terrace Steps The terrace at the lakeend of the mall in CentralPark is embellished withelaborately carved stone-work forming the arcade,balustrades and series ofsteps leading to the foun-tain. The whole effect isone of grandeur, and ismuch admired. We canbut show a small sectionof it above. The… … The Formal and the Picturesque The illustration below presents a veryhappy combination of formal grounds andpicturesque plantations of shrubbery and trees.The flower beds would be effective plantedwith bright scarlet Geraniums, bordered withthe white-leaved Centaurea gymnocarpa. Thebed at the base…
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