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PLAN OF A GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDEN. 
It is our intention occasionally to insert plans of flower-gardens, either such as 
have been furnished by our friends, or designs of our own, as occasion may offer. 
The present one was sent us by Mr. Brown of the gardens at Stowe, the seat of his 
Grace the Duke of Buckingham, and which is only calculated for certain situations. 
When the disposition of the ground will admit, the French parterre, or geome- 
trical flower-garden, is above all others the most to be recommended, because of its 
readily admitting the greatest variety of flowers throughout the season. There is 
scarcely any difficulty in producing a splendid show once or twine in the year, spring 
and autumn * and in consequence of many gentlemen not residing all the summer 
months near their flower-gardens, the gardeners have additional advantage in such 
places, to produce at the time required the best display of flowers. Where a 
constant supply is required, much care and attention are also necessary. 
The parterre affords the greatest facilities. Planting in masses produces the 
most imposing effect : arrangement of the beds, and contrasting of colours, is the 
chief thing to be considered ; succession of plants is also indispensable ; the propa- 
gating by cuttings, seeds, &c., and keeping in reserve to turn out when a bed is 
ready to receive them. 
If there is no green-house, cold frames will answer for wintering almost every 
requisite plant for the flower-garden in the spring, provided the glass be covered 
with matting sufficient to prevent the frost entering ; frames will be required to 
raise the tender annuals in the spring. Such a plan would look best, with gravel 
walks and box edgings in front of a conservatory, green-house, or dwelling-house. 
