GARDEN DESIGN 251 



Lenotre could never have been executed elsewhere 

 than on a broad plain, nor can one conceive of such 

 designs as those of the Villa d'Este and the Villa 

 Lante as existing anywhere but on their own rocky- 

 hillsides. In fact, in each of these cases the gar- 

 den owes its peculiar charm to an insistence upon 

 the topographical surroundings and contours, and 

 these, instead of being considered as limitations, 

 have been of great assistance in determining the 

 garden scheme. 



Japanese gardens are often built upon uneven 

 ground, because they generally represent the 

 whole countryside, with hills and plains upon a 

 very small scale. Informal gardens generally 

 look better upon uneven ground, for it is difficult 

 to make level ground appear naturally informal. 



If the gardens are designed at some distance 

 from the house, the character of the architecture 

 will have nothing to do with the garden design, and 

 the garden may be considered as an entirely sep- 

 arate feature. Gardens in connection with the 

 house and treated as out-door rooms (Fig. 52) 

 should be of the formal type, because their lines 

 must harmonize with the architecture, and carry 

 the idea of the building beyond the limits of brick 

 and plaster. These may be called architectural 



