HOW TO LAY OUT A GARDEN.

P INTENDED AS

A General Guide

IN

CHOOSING, FORMING, OR IMPROVING AN ESTATE,

(From a Quarter of an Acre to a Hundred Acres in extent,)

WITH REFERENCE TO BOTH DESIGN AND EXECUTION.

BY EDWARD KEMP,

LANDSCAPE GARDENER, BIRKENHEAD PARK.

“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:

Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing."

SECOND EDITION:

GREATLY ENLARGED, AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS PLANS, SECTIONS, AND SKETCHES

OF GARDENS AND GARDEN OBJECTS.

LONDON:
BRADBURY AND EVANS, 11, BOUVERIE STREET.