Art Out-of-Doors:

An explanation of the essential principles of landscape gardening so that readers from all walks of life may admire the beauty of a well-designed formal garden.Landscape gardening as an art, in its practical application to the beautifying of country places, is the subject of a book by Mrs. Van Rensselaer, who writes with thorough knowledge and with fresh enthusiasm. She gives information and hints in abundance relating to the treatment of grounds, roads and paths, piazzas, pattern beds, trees and shrubs, etc., all animated by a fine artistic taste and a very genuine love of nature. It is very practical and helpful, and is written in the same agreeable manner that characterizes all of Mrs. Van Rensselaer's writings.CONTENTS: THE ART OF GARDENING-AIMS AND MEANS-HOME GROUNDS-CLOSE TO THE HOUSE-ROADS AND PATHS-PIAZZAS-WINTER BEAUTY-A WORD FOR ARCHITECTURE-PATTERN BEDS-FORMAL GARDENING-THE BEAUTY OF TREES-BOTANY AND BEAUTY-THE ARTIST-THE LOVE OF NATURE, ETC., ETC.