On several Gardens in England. 15 



which they are meant to adorn are always comfortable dwell- 

 ings. That part of these lodge gardens where kitchen crops 

 are grown is in general behind the cottage, overshaded by 

 the branches of trees above, and impoverished by their roots 

 beneath. Much of what looks well to a stranger, in the 

 dwellings and appurtenances of those immediately dependino- 

 on the wealthy classes, is only surface comfort ; and, before 

 any thing better can arrive, the rich man must learn to sym- 

 pathise with the whole of human nature, or the poor man to 

 protect himself 



Art. ir. Observations on several Gardens in England. 

 By Mr. W. Sanders. 



(^Continued from Vol. VIII. p. 351.) 



Trafalgar House, the Seat of Earl Nelson. — Jidy 3. 

 Situated on the opposite bank of the river Avon to Long- 

 ford Castle. The park is well wooded, and contains some 

 fine old timber. The mansion is of brick, and stands 

 on an eminence, which commands a fine and picturesque 

 view of a large tract of country, with the river winding its way 

 in the distance on the south-western side. The idea struck 

 my mind how easily the whole adjacent scenery might be 

 appropriated as its own by a little judicious planting, to the 

 total exclusion of the now partially to be seen seats in the 

 immediate neighbourhood, and the opening of vistas where 

 most desirable. A hint or two from Sir Henry Steuart 

 would not be unserviceable here, where nature seems to be 

 waiting for a finishing touch. I am persuaded that a few 

 bold strokes from a masterly genius would go far to raise this 

 place to no mean station among its compeers. The gardens 

 have not the good fortune to boast of an advantageous site, 

 having been crammed away, as it were, in a dungeon, as not 

 worth caring for ; being ^^ squatted^' down in a low marshy 

 spot by the side of the river, thus almost precluding the 

 possibility of obtaining any thing like a good tree, much more 

 a crop of the finer stone fruits, and thereby doing away with 

 one great source of gratification from the garden, while, from 

 the want of such produce, the poor gardener is too often 

 brought in guilty, in the judgment of his master. An ex- 

 ceedingly good situation might have been chosen for a kitchen- 

 garden within 500 yards of the present site, and one at 

 the same time sufficiently removed from the mansion to have 

 been entirely excluded from the view ; but, through some 



