12 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



shrubs, and plants were planted around and among them. 

 As much of the naturalness about these strong features as 

 possible should be preserved. The trees, shrubs, and vines, 

 the herbaceous plants and grass should be made to grow to 

 greater perfection than in their wild condition, by careful 



FIG. 4. ARRANGEMENT OF LOCKS. 



attention and enrichment of the soil, and undesirable 

 things should not be allowed to grow; thus will art and 

 nature be combined and true beauty produced. 



WATER. 



Close proximity to lakes, ponds, or streams may not 

 always be desirable, but where there is open country about 

 the place, with an abundance of sunshine and air, and the 

 land is somewhat elevated above the water, few natural 

 features can be made to produce so much beauty and 

 pleasure. A vista of water, either moving or silent, 

 through an opening in the shrubbery adds at once a quiet 

 and a charm of which one seldom tires. 



Moving water gives more variety, adds life and vivacity 

 to the landscape, while the peaceful lakelet or pond has a 

 quieting effect. In places where there is much of the bold 

 and strong in the decoration the surprise and variety given 

 by the quiet lakelet is very pleasing, while where the quiet, 

 graceful features predominate a little moving, active water 

 is equally valuable. In making confined sheets of water, 

 if the source of supply is abundant, so that there is fre- 



