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 367
hole exterior. Ornamentsof this kind, which may be made by the amateur with the as-sistance of a common carpenter, are very suitable for thedecoration of the grounds and flower-gardens of cottages orpicturesque villas. An endless variety of forms will occurto an ingenious artist in rustic work,… … [Fig- 51
Landscape gardening · Architecture, Domestic
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