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 452
[Fig. 14. Rustic cohered Seat, of Woodwork. J Remarks. — In pointing out the principal sources of the professional in-struction which a young gardener may derive from examining this place,we shall first direct attention to the garden structures. These, whether of … I Pig. 15. Elevation of the Biclt.] the ornamental or useful kind, are executed substantially, and with greatcare and neatness ; while the farm buildings, being chiefly of wood, showhow great an extent of accommodation may be obtained without regularity 56 442 APPENDIX. of plan, and without…
Landscape gardening · Architecture, Domestic
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