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gether, are interdependent, and must possess sim- 

 ilar characteristics. 



"Walls emphasize the architectural features, and 

 in planting a walled garden care should be taken 

 that the i3lants are not out of scale with the gar- 

 den by being too large or too small. On account 

 of the dominance of the walled inclosure, it is not 

 necessary to insist too strongly upon repetition in 

 the i^lanting; consequently plants used in a gar- 

 den scheme of this type may be more gardenesque 

 and highly specialized, both as regards the liller 

 and accent shrubs (see planting chapter). Con- 

 trast, always an element of interest, is gained by 

 this arrangement. 



The use of walls, gates, stairways, balustrades, 

 and other constructive and decorative features 

 concerns the landscape-designer as much as the 

 architect, and he has every right to use them as 

 freely as plant material wherever the occasion 

 warrants. He may use a wall instead of a hedge, 

 or substitute steps for a grade wherever the 

 formality of architectural surroundings seems to 

 demand. While the major emphasis is here laid 

 upon plant material, it is not intended in the least 

 to minimize the importance of architectural feat- 

 ures in landscape work. 



