It is often possible to trim trees so that they play an effective part in the composi¬ 
tion of scenery. Here a terrace built out on a hillside is shaded by an oak that has 
been cut to make a setting for the view beyond 
interesting is the use of single trees or some 
such architectural detail as a pillar to break 
the line of the distant landscape and to di¬ 
vide it up into sections. 
A very flat stretch of country requires a 
particular treatment of its own. The hori¬ 
zon on a flat plain is very near to the eyes of 
anyone standing on the ground, and the aim 
of the landscape gardener in these districts 
must be to create an illusion of distance by 
the use of perpendicular lines placed in a 
receding sequence. 
How beautiful a flat country can be when 
treated in the right way may be seen in 
Flanders, anywhere between Ostend and 
Ghent. Here the country is as level as a 
calm sea, and a wonderful sense of distance, 
of an almost infinite recession into space, is 
Emphasis is given this vista by the two 
obelisks placed on the terrace at the end of 
the path. Spots such as this are ideal for 
certain kinds of garden statuary 
A garden that commands a view over flat- 
tish rolling country requires the use of firm, 
perpendicular lines in the foreground. The 
avenue of cedars here adds interest to the 
view 
