GARDEN DESIGN 247 



of the plants composing it. The masses of plant- 

 ing are arranged either as individual x^lants or as 

 plant masses setting off the forms of the plants 

 which compose them rather than designed to har- 

 monize with any extraneous features. If there 

 are an}^ architectural elements, they should ap- 

 pear incidental. The season at which the garden 

 is to appear at its best is a potent factor, and the 

 harmony of leaf and flower, as well as the sizes of 

 the plants, must be carefully considered. 



Since the question of garden design is as im- 

 portant to the landscape-gardener as to the archi- 

 tect, some mention of the subject from the point of 

 view of each should be given here. It is of course 

 impossible in a limited space to deal in an exhaus- 

 tive way with a subject as large as garden design. 



Design and the relation of each particular type 

 of design to special problems vnll form the briefs 

 of this discussion. The particular plants to be 

 used and the matter of architectural details and 

 construction, not being essential design require- 

 ments, need not be considered at the outset. 



After the preliminary scheme of a garden design 

 has been determined upon, the architect can de- 

 sign special architectural features, and the land- 

 scape-gardener should work out the problem of 



