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THE CANADIAN HORTICULl URIST. 



Fine Native Elms Near Toronto. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING— II. 



IHE site being secured, the designer 

 must become thoroughly familiar 

 with the nature of the ground and 

 ^pj character of the surroundings and 

 the requirements of the client ; then, if he 

 has the genius to make his work an artistic 

 success, he will be able to outline clearly in 

 his mind a picture of the completed place, 

 which is in harmony with the character of 

 the ground and its surroundings. His con- 

 ception will be as clear as that of the artist 

 painter. With the artist it is one thing to 

 conceive a picture and quite another to trans- 

 fer it successfully to a canvas, and so it is 

 with the landscape architect. There must 

 be with the power of designing a very broad 

 practical knowledge of methods and material 

 available to reproduce this picture, and a 



skill in making plans for, and in directing 

 work, so that the proper methods may be 

 used and the material so combined that the 

 desired result will be secured. With all his 

 skill the landscape architect must often wait 

 for years to see his picture realized, while 

 the artist may reproduce his in days. 



The success of a place depends very much 

 upon the cooperation of the building archi- 

 tect. By working together a result may be 

 secured which would ofttimes be impossible, 

 if they worked independently. Much de- 

 pends upon a proper fitting of the house to 

 the grounds — in character, outline and eleva- 

 tion — by the architect, and a proper arrange- 

 ment of roads, walks, and vegetation with 

 reference to the house, by the landscape 

 architect. You might as well expect two 



