Planting at West Wycombe

Thus, at WEST WYCOMBE, those trees and shrubs which were once its greatest ornament, have now so far outgrown their situation, that the whole character of the place is altered; and instead of that gaiety and cheerfulness inspired by flowering shrubs and young trees, gloom and melancholy seem to have reared their standard in the branches of the tallest elms, and to shed their influence on every surrounding object: on the house, by lessening its importance; on the water, by darkening its surface; and on the lawn, by lengthened shadows.