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THE VILLA GARDENER. 



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completely exclude all ex- 

 .terior view, this residence 



will depend for its interest 

 (entirely on its interior 

 'beauties ; and hence the 



propriety of introducing as 



great a variety of trees and 



shrubs as can be grown in 



the gardenesque manner in 



so limited a spot. The 



close plantations near the 



house, it will be observed, 



are planted thick in the pic- 

 turesque style, which will 



serve by contrast to set off 



the gardenesque plantations 



to advantage. 



Design XXVl. — Plaji 

 and Description of the 

 Grounds at Fairfield 

 ' Cot, by Mr. Parkins. 



381. General observa- 

 tions. — This design is taken 

 from a work entitled Six 

 Designs for Laying out 

 Grounds, published by Mr. 

 Parkins in 1793. The 

 situation is secluded, and 

 there are only five acres of 

 pasture land. The house is 

 erected on the upper part 

 of a gently rising ascent, 

 commanding the " most 

 luxuriant views of hill, 

 dale, wood, and water." 

 The offices and the kitchen 

 garden are concealed by a 

 shrubbery. 



382. Description, Sfc. — 

 The following description 

 is given in Mr. Parkins's \i 

 own words : " The orchard, 

 placed at an extremity, 

 gives variety, and hides the 

 bounds, where otherwise 

 they would, by being seen, 



defeat the deception of extent; and likewise confines the view, which, 

 but for such management, would be considerably too extensive. The 

 remainder of the ground is again subdivided by a hedge, decked with 

 roses, honeysuckles, and other wild shrubs, and irregularly planted, partly 



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