Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. (1823)
Papworth, John Buonarotti, 1775-1847 · London : R. Ackermann · leaf 53
ttle ; and, asthe different growth and appearance of the lawn and the parkverdure will always manifest a division, he preferred the honestyof its avowal to the most ingenious substitution possible; parti-cularly as the terrace gradually harmonized the building withthe grounds, and gave dignity,… … Lawn the iron or invisible fence is a good separation ; and when a few-sheep only are the tenants of the outer lawn, a wire fence infront of the house will be still less obtrusive. A difficulty has always existed where the pasture was ofsuch extent as to need subdivision for feeding stock—this,…
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