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Excerpt from Ornamental Planting for Parks and Public Grounds
There is nothing really different in the general theory of landscape gardening as applied to the ornamentation Of parks from that Of ordinary grounds. The apparent differ ence lies in the special application to some particular individual undertaking.
In actual practice one park must be treated differently from other parks, this difference Of treatment being dictated by the situation, surroundings and topography. NO general plan can be outlined that would suit the demands Of every locality. The general idea and keynote, however, to most successful examples Of park construction in this country (and there are no better examples abroad), is the simple and nat ural effects, or meadow-like stretches Of lawn, circumscribed or bounded by ornamental plantations properly distributed and massed. The main repose and highest enjoyment Of parks reside chie?y in these spots.
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There is nothing really different in the general theory of landscape gardening as applied to the ornamentation Of parks from that Of ordinary grounds. The apparent differ ence lies in the special application to some particular individual undertaking.
In actual practice one park must be treated differently from other parks, this difference Of treatment being dictated by the situation, surroundings and topography. NO general plan can be outlined that would suit the demands Of every locality. The general idea and keynote, however, to most successful examples Of park construction in this country (and there are no better examples abroad), is the simple and nat ural effects, or meadow-like stretches Of lawn, circumscribed or bounded by ornamental plantations properly distributed and massed. The main repose and highest enjoyment Of parks reside chie?y in these spots.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William S. Egerton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656123124
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 38
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William S. Egerton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330453650
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 40
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