18 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. 



CHAPTER II. 



ILLUSTRATION OF THE MEANING OF LANDSCAPE ARCHI- 

 TECTURE AS APPLIED TO A PRIVATE ESTATE. 



N order to make my meaning clear, I propose 

 first to show what constitutes landscape archi- 

 tecture in the arrangement of a private estate, 

 and then to illustrate the application of the same princi- 

 ples to larger areas. 



Inexperienced persons continually deceive themselves 

 with the idea that no art is required in the arrangement 

 of ground for the ordinary purposes of domestic use as a 

 family residence, beyond the exercise of intuitive skill and 

 ingenuity, and almost every man imagines, till he tries, 

 that he can do it to suit himself much better than 

 another can do it for him, and many a one pays dearly 

 for the experience which convinces him of his error. 



In selecting a building site; "in arranging the relative 

 positions of the buildings to each other, and to the objects 

 for which they are designed ; in making such disposition 

 of the different departments as will best facilitate the 

 convenient and economical performance of the objects of 

 use or pleasure to which they are devoted, taking advan- 

 tage of natural features whenever they are available to 

 save otherwise unavoidable outlay ; having due regard to 



