174 LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



cient service. Any "landscaping" of service cir- 

 culation which interferes with convenience is 

 meretricious. If lack of space or difficulties of 

 grade necessitate that the service walk be in part 

 combined with the main entrance, the ser^dce part 

 should be treated in the simplest fashion, and even 

 the main entrance portion less elaborately, other- 

 wise the contrast will be too marked. 



The most interesting and varied planting must 

 be reserved for the private portions of the 

 grounds. Here the trees and shrubs are to bear 

 close scrutiny, and flower value is very desirable. 

 If any exotic planting is to be used, this is the place 

 for it. There may well be an emphasis of horti- 

 cultural interest, and an informality that would 

 not be in keeiDing with other parts of the scheme. 



The semi-public part of the grounds is planted 

 in masses, the object being to tie the house in with 

 its surroundings and make the transition from 

 plant material to brick, wood, and stone as little of 

 a shock as jDossible (Fig. 7). Shrubs should be 

 planted about the base of a house to break the line 

 of transition. Vines are also useful for this pur- 

 pose. It is not necessary to plant a regular group 

 of shrubs all about, like a "feather boa"; in fact, 

 that sort of planting does not improve appear- 



