How to lay out a garden : intended as a general guide in choosing, forming, or improving an estate, (from a quarter of an acre to a hundred acres in extent) with reference to both design and execution (1860)
Kemp, Edward, 1817-1891 · New York : Wiley · leaf 187
Re. 92. round it, will be a desirable arrangement. In the case of a walkonly, it may be curved so as to get enough planting in the swellof the curve to cover the front door; and this is a matter whichshould always be aimed at, as it is pleasant to be able to dismiss 150 GENERAL OBJECTS. ones… … Fig. 93.Wherever it may be possible, the entrance door or porch of ahouse should be approached laterally, and so as to have the dooron the left. It is very difficult to drive up to a door when theline of approach is at a right angle with the house, and demandsmuch more space to turn in. By keeping…
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