Gilpin, William S.: Practical hints upon landscape gardening: with some remarks on domestic architecture, as connected with scenery (London: Cadell [u.a.], 1835)

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CHAP. VI.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE NOT TO BE ON THE SIDE OF
THE LIVING ROOMS.-ALTERING THE ENTRANCE.-
TURNING THE APPROACH.-REMOVING HEDGE-ROWS. -
CAUTION NECESSARY. - KITCHEN GARDEN.-ON OPEN-
ING SCENERY.- CHEERFULNESS AS CONNECTED WITH
SCENERY.-BLUE DISTANCE ONE GREAT SOURCE OF IT.
- A VILLAGE OR HAMLET CONDUCIVE TO IT.- MIS-
TAKE IN HIDING SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.- PLANTING.
— CHARACTERS OF TREES.-SCOTCH FIR. -VARIOUS
OPINIONS OF IT.-TREES IN GROUPS. - LEVELLING AND
SMOOTHING. - HYDE PARK. - FENCES. - LODGES. -
BRIDGES.-VILLAGES.
In the arrangement of the foregoing chapters,
I have endeavoured, as far as I have been
able, to keep the connection free from inter-
ruption ; to effect which I have reserved
several insulated questions, as they may be
termed, for a miscellaneous discussion : and,
though the bearing of some of them may,
perhaps, have been already partially noticed,
yet, having, in the Introduction, requested
the reader’s indulgence for such repetition,
and utility being the end proposed, I will
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