"The appropriation for a house should be divided into two equal parts, one-half for the house, the other for the gardens, pathways, court, approach, terrace and the rest of it, or, as it might be termed, one-half for the pudding, the other for the sauce." Architect Thomas Hastings
 |
| From a drawing by O. R. Eggers JOHN RUSSELL POPE, Architect |
This is a drawing of the garden on the Field estate, which is in the process of formation. The original land itself was wild and very beautiful.
Follow THIS LINK for all past post on "Caumsett", the Marshall Field estate.
 |
| AN ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE AND GARDEN FROM WATER COLOR BY O. R. EGGERS |
