A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc. with remarks on rural architecture .. (1841)
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852 · New York & London, Wiley and Putnam; Boston, C. C. Little & co. · leaf 348
nces, andalso the stable, coach-house, harness-room, etc. are in themajority of cases attached to the main body of the buildingon one side. The grreat advantao^e of havinsf all these con-veniences on the same floor with the principal rooms, andcommunicating in such a way as to be easily accessible… … [Fig. 33. Residence of II. Sheldon, Esq., near Tairylown, N. Y. concealed by trees and foliage, add much to the extentand importance of a villa or mansion in the country. Inthe old English style these appendages are made to unitehappily with the building, which is in itself irregular. Pic-turesque…
Landscape gardening · Architecture, Domestic
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