Landscape Gardening Studies (1910) - Softcover

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The work illustrated and described in this unpretending book represents the authors own undertakings, with one single exception, the pond inC entral Park. These concrete examples are selected to show by picture and pen how some problems of landscape gardening were solved by him. They represent certain leading types of work and in a simple way some of the basic principles of the art. It will be noticed that no reference has been made to the actual design of architectural structures. The diflS culty with the landscape architect has often been, that he will insist on designing buildings, something which is really outside of his domain. His province is to deal with Nature and render her more beautiful, more enticing, more lovely in every respect; but always herself, always Nature. It needs a lifetime of study to catch the spirit of her beauty and transfix and utilize it by intelligent manipulation for mans use and enjoyment. There are broad and simple principles of the art, which should be reflected in a more or less modified way in all good landscape-gardening work.
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