How to Lay Out a Garden

From the viewpoint of a professional- in 1860, in New York. Edward Kemp wrote a book of the above title, about how to lay out an estate (starting from an empty lot), from a quarter-acre to 100 acres in size. The layouts are pretty formal, but they include ALL the landscaping involved in having a stable, flower beds, vegetable gardens, nut and fruit trees, shade trees, etc. Interesting book. He spends the first 40+ pages telling what to look for, and what to avoid. Some of the things to avoid include cutting down too many mature trees, planting too much around the house (how many houses look overgrown within a few years because a bush turns into a tree?), placing Rustic Objects near the house (a rockery with old porcelain or a fancy grotto with turrets, so I guess the toilet planter is out ;)), belts of the same plant in narrow lines, Unsuitable Objects (cannons!, ponds, bridges, towers "arranged without affinity for each other"), "amusing tricks" that only amuse once, etc. He believed that all of the decorations and plantings around the home should be harmonious, and flow into each other. Since I'm laying out the garden, I'll be posting from this book for the next several days.