The Natural Style in Landscape Gardening 



pictures the road curves upward, and a composition 

 in which it takes a downward course is almost al- 

 ways pictorially weak. The visitor, too, on the up 

 grade will drive more slowly and have more time 

 to enjoy the view. Then when he has reached the 

 climax somewhere near the top he can quickly find 

 his way down hill to a convenient exit. 



I think there is a psychological reason also for 

 the rule here suggested. There is a feeling of ex- 

 hilaration and a satisfaction of achievement as one 

 climbs the hill which is quite absent from the down 

 trip. Mountain climbers always get their pay go- 

 ing up. The views coming down are only remi- 

 niscences. 



It is good technic to present the main theme, or 

 at least to suggest it, in the introduction. The 

 musical composer does this. The architect would 

 consider his entrance badly designed if one could 

 not tell from it whether he was entering a church 

 or a military barracks. If the pine woods are to be 

 the main theme in a park, it would be quite proper 

 to introduce a few pines at the park entrance. Cer- 

 tainly a rose-garden would be artistically unsuit- 



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