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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



double terrace, the lower one laid out in a 

 parterre garden, and ornamented with vases, 

 fountains, &c. ; the whole surrounded by a 

 balustrade wall, with a flight of steps down 

 to the lake. The result fully justifies the 

 undertaking. 



In mentioning the advantages of the terrace, 

 I must not omit Otely Park, near Ellesmere, 

 where the variety of the ground has given an 

 opportunity of connecting three different 

 levels by flights of steps, accompanied by the 

 decorations of a flower garden, &c. These 

 terraces command a varied view of the Mere 

 below, broken by the fine trees on its margin 5 

 while the town of Ellesmere, on the opposite 

 side, completes the picture. Indeed the 

 whole scenery of Otely Park, including the 

 very picturesqe mansion, is highly interest- 

 ing. 



Nor is it only as seen from the house that 

 the accompaniments of terraces, steps, &c. 

 are productive of that harmony and variety 

 which constitute the Grand, the Beautiful, or 

 the P icturesque effect, according to the situ- 

 ation and character of the building to which 

 they are attached: the extended masonry 

 of the parapet or balustrade, when seen from 



