General Considerations of 

 the Picturesque 



The garden planner will do well, at the outset, 

 to stand at the house door (or just within the 

 garden proper, if, as is sometimes the case, it is 

 separated from the house by a yard or other 

 enclosure), and endeavour to form a mental 

 picture of the completed result of his labours, 

 as he would like to see it, flowers, trees and all. 



This may seem to some a difficult operation, 

 but in reality it is not so hard to accomplish as 

 one would suppose, for the shape of the garden, 

 or some special features in its surroundings, will 

 supply suggestions, on which it will be possible 

 to elaborate. 



The first and most important aim should be 

 to secure a general balance of effect, without 

 marked symmetry — what a painter would term 

 xomposition. 



