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ated. Sometimes a border of shrubbery accompanies the walk on both sides ; at other
times only on one side, while the other side is, iu some cases, a border for culinary vegetables
.surrounding the kitchen-garden, but most generally it is an aooompanying breadth
of turf, varied by occasional groups of trees and plants, or decorations, and, with the
border, forms what is called pleasure-ground.
.'>085. T he s o r t o f shrubbe ry fo rm e d u n d e r th e geome tric style o f g a rd e n in g ( fig . 872.) was more compact;
it was called a bosquet, thicket or wood, and contained various compartments of tu rf or gravel branching
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from th e walks, and very generally a labyrinth. The species of shrubs in those times being verv limitecf,
tlm object was more walks for recreation, shelter, shade, and verdure, than a display of flowering shrubs.
What was wanting m natural beauty and variety, however, was made up by th e a r t of the gardener in
cuttmg such trees and shrubs as he had into curious shapes. Shrubberies are often made for tbe sake of
obtaining an agreeable walk to some particular place or scene, as the kitchen-garden farm wood &c •
and sometimes m ordty tq lead the spectator to different points, where views or distant prospects may be
o b tain ed T h em o st desirable shrubberyis one where both these objects are combined; and the least so
where the walk leads to no particular object, is shut up on both sides, and has no beauties to depend on
but those of the shrubs. Hence Sir W. Chambers complains of walks e n c u ld e sac, and Knight of “ the sh ru b b e ry ® itic in.a A'/ionac u * i . * , . , : , . .
a scene o
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T i t t h a n a b ^ ’te ro n a wh¥re we have n o ln t^ r^ s t.'' “ We are greatly indebted to shrubs,”
-i delight we enjoy in our gardens. Though they produce no
eatable fruits, nor afford us any sort of nourishment, yet they are particularly conducive to our comfort.
In winter, they shelter us m qur walks ; in summer, they shade us from the sun. They afford a great
variety of flowers, a varied foliage, and are standard ornaments th at give us no great trouble. Th ey a re
particularly useful in thechara cter of screens, whether against th e weather, or to hide disagreeable objects,
m which case they may be planted nearer to the house than forest trees. When planted in masses a t a
distance, they become agreeable objects, and often improve th e scenery of a place. The shrubbery is often
a matter of utility as well as of ornament, m which case it gives the highest satisfaction. When fonned
for the purposes of shutting out the offices or the kitchen-garden from the view of the house, for sheltering
b e c om /f u™ f u i l /d S r e s tf o ^ ^ orchard, th e shrubbery
5086. I n re spe c t to situ a tio n , it is essential that the shrubbery should commence either immediately a t
/v / r secondary requisite is, that however far, or in whatever
direction I t be continued, th e walk be so contrived as to prevent the necessity of going to and re tu rn ing
irom th e principal points to which it leads over the same ground ; but as this is a matter which must
general disposition or laying out of the residence, it need not be here entered on
5087. The cxtcrU of the modern shrubbery m ust depend more on thé extent o f'that place of’which it is a
lav .... »V,,. „ 1. i„ - . . . 1 .A gQ blended with the flower-part than on any other principle, and it i garden lawn, as
S]rb]Vu°d?cte'sl°y f a m S S t o i f “part- Where th e proportion of pleasure-gromid, wliicl.
f e t e r or stvTeta r e ? " « s o m uch on th e gronnd’s surface, a id on thecha-
Mifo l Tf T ''''®Y®" ^Local circumstances and the character to be created must deter-
ih ru b bC T 7 th /t thp f o T J r I n T n /T 4 a characteristic distinction between the ancient and modern
iength o f f e l f e f e S f t o p f e / r ' e ^ S r o f S
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ra.ge'^eral,” Nicol observes, “ thrive very well in ordinary garden-'
•land, and better
; but it is always
in light than m heavy soils. Most shrubs, likewise, do well in ground 1 ft. in depth • bui ii
screens, " h e r e it is desirable to have them effectual as soon as possible, or l I p l ld ln A f a f e S f f e shmbs ta
particular situarions, every justice should be done to the soil in preparing and enriching it eithpr with
oTrc hCohoo%ose° icee/Lrtfaoi^ns sfofiiUls for them. Evergreens, for the m^o’■s®t part, thrivceo wlleecllt iionn lso oamf c eorft aa mm isdhdrl’uinbgs, tperxetpiiarpre-
but some kinds do better in soft humid earth, as the common azaleas and rhododendrons Sonie reauire
peat, or heath soil, as kalmias, ericas, &c. Deciduous shrubs, in general thrive welM? i S o/
better in rich mellow earth, fs th e m S s - i o s r a / d i h / f o b i n T ’
.j089._ Walks. T h e conducting of walks,” Nicol says, “ through the shrubbery is a m a ttP i- h „ th nf
conveniency and of taste; of conveniency, when the shrubbery is merely a passage from one place to
®*’ ^ screen to the garden. In th e former case, the walk shoufd be simpleand direct • in
f e n f i f e w t “/ t a ; and if there be any variety in the ground, it ought to lead to particular
points of view. I h e walks, however, should seldom cross one another ; thev should ra the r turn off af
oblique angles ; nor should one run parallel to another within view. It is proper to show off the shrubs
but too many walks perplex. Their breadths may be various. If short, they should be narrow • if long’
and I f a considerable reach be caught a t once, they should be broad. A medium mav be taken a t 5 ft
th e extremes being 3 ft. and 8 ft. They may be of tu rf or of gravel ; but foe i X r K / a / s d r iS t a Ìd
th® most agreeable to walk upon in winter.’’ In the ancient style, where the s h r S b e r n r
w T s ® ®s®^ the fiower-garden (Ò), both being situated in front of the house (c ) the
fo/ r ^ out in arbitrary geometrical shapes, crowded and numerous, to afford sufficient space
p i T ’ "Y''®® (")• ( / ) , salons (g ), and other opén parts to g S e v a rS y
o090. Fence. Local circumstances must, m almost every case, determine the sort of exterior or 5/7«
tino /acl«mcocstm evoesryt pcr^oep,e rb feo ro nfoee osfh rtuhbe bienrcyo nosr ppifcouaosuusr ek-ginrodu; ne¥i t;h tehrè liingthetr ioirrè,n o-rrat hiliantgos nmt ho/vSabSlee fhomo fSf i d ’
h i c h i d / y T h / f o -H ^a®®® shrubbery is not a boundary plantation, a light fence may
' ®® depends on locality and other arrangements, th at the subject cannot
fop i f / I ® separately from that of layingout the entire residence. Under foe geometric style
¡ / / n fo K ¿ 4 / ^ the shrubbery or woody scene, was very simple, the whole b e in f generallv s u r’
^ Y 1‘ ré®”®®® 4 kinds,’' Abercrombie observes, “ are ra the r necessfry and iseful
as instruments of shelter and security than to be chosen as materials of ornament Whether the view
fo /impHmré" a T h ®1^® T®®^®*^ beyond it, th e effect on the scene, at best, is negative: thus a fence
fof. T I / / / ^ ® 7®° ft®, P tyPer use requires, merely to shut out something more unsightly • and
foe advantage m judiciously employing th at capital invention the sunk fence or h a-h a though great is
”T “ ^® ' ®®*"® P'-®®P®®^ retaining at considerable cost is not obstructed.’’ ^ ® ’
»hrubbenj. A plot of ground should be set apart for the propagation of the
Thfré shrubs, to h i the vacancies occasioned by death or accidents in the front of the shrub-border
also be taki.n fi om the interior of any wide part of th e plantation where it will not be seen Hpi-p tosp«
SalwSaybs Soe fmo rreaSdinSess , ppa/rrttllvy mfo npomts'" a''n*d'* /p'’a 4rtl4y m• nurser"yré -l*in"®e s“, ®to’‘ ®r emove to thea npdri ntecnipdaèlr sscoerntse snhfotuhlpdr
I - . / f beauty, or to compensate for accidental defects. To the same ground mav be added a
lloor/ ttlLic rnauursSerIyf mo fthoep sfaamTe ^w ay as is dfo"'n*e ® inT thh e*’ ®c*o’"®m®p ost-grosuhnrudbs boefr tyh, et ok iftecrhmeenn at nadn dfl opwroedr-ugcaer mdeann. ure
ClLU>. IV .
O f P la n tin g the Shrubbery.
5092. O n p la n tin g s/irw^^ery the remarks wliich havebeen submitted a« introductory
io p la n ttn g the flo w e r-g a rd e n are applicable; and shrubs may be arranged in as many
ditrerciit manners as flowers. Trees, however, are permanent and conspicuous objects
ancl consequently produce an effect during winter, when the greater number of herba-!
ceous plants are scarcely visible. This is more especially the case with that class called
evergreens, which, according as they are employed or omitted, produce the greatest difference
111 the winter aspect of the shrubbery. We shall hei-e describe three leading
modes for the arrangement of the shrubbery, distinguishing them by the names of the
mingled or common, the massed or grouped manner, aud the systematic or methodical
style of planting. Before proceeding farther it is requisite to observe, that the proportion
of eyergreen trees to deciduous trees in cultivation in this country, is as 1 to 12 ; of
evergreen slirubs to deciduous shi-ubs, exclusive of climbers and creepers, but including
roses, as 4 to 8 ; that the time of the flowering of trees and shrubs is from March to
August inclusive, and that the colours of the flowers ai-e the same as in herbaceous
plants. These data will serve as guides for the selection of species and varieties for the
different modes of iUTangemcnt, but more especially for the mingled manner.
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