An elaborately finished garden, full of delicate details, is suitable for being laid out in front of the state apartments of a nobleman, whereas one rough and sketchy in style, is fitted to face a tea-room or a rustic retreat. The particular aspect of the garden, as seen from the important rooms, is carefully considered in designing, and the composition is elaborated so as to present pleasing combinations from other points of view. Like the modeller who works alternately in front and profile to produce a model perfect from all points of view, so the gardener tests his masses, groups, and contours from the different situations of the spectator. Such situations are, principally the rooms of the over-looking residence, and, in a secondary degree, points in the garden marked by important stones, bridges, arbours, and summer-houses. It is true that such principles are by no means neglected in Western landscape gardening; but the more formal and compact character of our buildings renders less essential the careful consideration of so many different aspects.
