The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens (1878)
Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935 · London, Macmillan · leaf 123
pots we desire to embellish with flowers.This is the way now common in many recent French gardens.The very general mistake of forming small pools of water near ahouse exists in French gardens as in our own; and usually themargin is stiff in outline, and not by any means an addition tothe charms of… … ( 5»1 ) CHAPTER VLThe Luxembourg Garden. The garden here is niuler the sole control of an arcliitect, in whoseeducation horticulture has, naturally, formed no part. Therehave been ahle horticulturists at the Luxembourg, but theirpo^Yers for the improvement of the gardens may be estimated by thefact…
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