106 LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



Plant materials are used in various ways, ac- 

 cording to the purpose in view ; for the problem of 

 the landscape-designer, aside from determining 

 more or less the general characteristics of the ar- 

 chitecture present, is to improve the landscape 

 surroundings of the building, and to tie them and 



Figure 21. HILLSIDE PLANTING TO PRODUCE ILLUSIONS OP 



GRADE 



the buildings in with the prevailing type of land- 

 scape, wherever his problem may occur. He will 

 use his plant material, then, in many ways: for 

 screening objectionable features, such as service 

 walks and drives and outbuildings (Fig. 22) ; ty- 

 ing buildings in with their surroundings; calling 

 attention to points of interest that might otherwise 



