2 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Improvement may be classed under two 

 leading heads, formation and removal: the 

 former will be more especially requisite in the 

 decoration of a new place ; the latter, in the 

 correction of an old one. I will consider, 

 jfirst, the formation of a new place. 



When a house is to be built, its situation, 

 size, and character are well worthy of con- 

 sideration, as connected with the general har- 

 mony of the scene. 



Though it would be difficult to fix the pre- 

 cise situation of a house without seeing the 

 ground over which it is to preside, yet a few 

 hints may be given that will, at least, prevent 

 the o'larinp' errors we too often witness on this 

 head, as also on the character of the house 

 itself, and more particularly on the approach 

 to and entrance into it. 



I will consider the situation of a house in 

 relation to the extent of the domain ; the 

 immediate ground on which it is placed ; the 

 scenery it commands ; the shelter requisite to 

 comfort within it ; and the access to it. 



A house ought rarely to be placed on the 

 highest point of the domain, if that point is 

 of any considerable height; as I conceive it 

 would be objectionable to most of the requi- 



