Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-01
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From the Boston Journal.
Rural Economy.
ORNAMENTAL GARDENING,


Or as it is more commonly termed,
landscape gardening, has done wonders
IN improving Old England, but its effects
go onlv here and there visible in this
.orntry. The results of the lamented
Downing's genius are to be seen on the
hanks of the Hudson, with a few traces
elsewhere, evolving order out of chaos,
beauty out of deformity-and, in the Vi
cinity of this city, few places show the
marks of Copeland and Cleveland's skill
and success in rivaling the efforts of their
gifted predecessor. But, with these ex-
ceptions, little has been done by the hand
of art to ornament and beautify the land
scape of New England especially, al
though no country in the world is more
susceptible Of, or viii give better return
for such efforts.
One reason for this neglect is, that the
effort of the artists design is not fully
seen for several years. He lays out and
rlants the ground with view to its flu
ture appearance, when the trees and
sbrubbery have attained some growth
ord. unless his employer has some faith
IN his genius and judgment, and is will
mo To wait awhile for the result, he W.
mt be disposed to lay out the money re-
ouired to carry out the artists design.
Another reason is, we have seen so
little of the beauties which are develop
Cd by scientific gardener of real genius,
and have so much confidence in our own
uucnltvated taste, that it is hard to get
nm belief that such an investment will
pay
And still third reason may be found
in the general idea which prevails that
any man who has had some experience
in gardening can do all that is requisite,
and thefore all that is laid out beyond the
common day wages of such a person, is
so much money thrown away.
But these ideas are gradually giving
way to a more practical and enlightened
view of the subject. We are slowly
coming into the belief that there is diff
ference between genius and labor-that
the one is required to guide the other, and
that proper combination Of both is ne
cessary to produce the best combination
Of beauty and utility.
The man who undertakes to lay out
his own grounds, as general rule, viii
expend more money in five years thar
another who employs scientific garden
er in the commencement, and confines
himself to carrying out his design-witi
this difference in the result, namely =
that at the end of the time the first vii
find that after all his alterations and la
bors, he has not succeeded in gratifying
his desires, while the other will look will
daily increasing pleasure on the thing o
beauty, which has been quietly develop
ing around him.
We hope to see more attention paid II
this beautiful art in coming days tina
it will be appreciated in New, as it is il
Old England; and that our native artist
will find sufficient employment to call on
all their genius, skill and science.
We have been led to these remarks b
seeing two places in this vicinity, tha
we're commenced last season; one unde
the direction of Copeland and Cleveland
and the other by the unassisted taste {
the proprietor and we are quite sur
that in much less than five years, the tw
proprietors will reach the conclusion W
have stated above.