ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN 11 



planning wliicli it is necessary for landscape-ar- 

 chitects to consider and to repeat in their designs. 

 A certain stiifness in the arrangement of the 

 planting, which would be entirely out of place in 

 a country residence, is onl}^ to be expected here. 



City planting, necessarily highly formalized, 

 may consist chiefly in the arrangement of the 

 trees and shrubs in a regular way or in the selec- 

 tion of fonnal types of plants. In suburban 

 l^lanting, where the location partakes both of the 

 nature of the citv and the countrv, more natural- 

 istic tjTpes of plantmg may be introduced to ad- 

 vantage. 



So much should the house appear to be an in- 

 tegral part of the landscape, and so thoroughly 

 should the elevation express the plan, that if it is 

 found that the elevation does not harmonize with 

 its natural surroundings, it is certain either that 

 it does not express the plan or that the plan should 

 be reworked. 



Architectural accessories, such as gates, steps, 

 balustrades, walls, and pergolas, are often used as 

 enriching features in landscape-design, and as 

 such are frequently employed in a decorative 

 rather than in a constructive waj^ Where judi- 

 cioush^ introduced, they add dignity to the design. 



