Victorian gardens: The art of beautifying suburban home grounds (1870)
Scott, Frank J. (Frank Jesup), 1828-1919 · [n.p.] D. Appleton & Co. · leaf 12
efforts to create home beauty;—suchas the expression of trees and shrubs, as produced by their sizes,forms, colors, leaves, flowers, and general structure, quite inde-pendent of their characteristics as noted by the botanist. Thebotanical information incidentally conveyed in the names… … T ART AND NATURE. All nature is but art unknown to thee ;All chance, direction which thou canst not see. Pope. HE prevalent idea that the bestdecorative gardening is simplyan imitation of pleasing naturalscenery, is partially incorrect. Ifan imitation of Nature were the only aim,if she were simply…
