30 GARDENS IN THE MAKING 



both living and bedrooms, should look upon it ; 

 and the north should be reserved for the entrance, 

 for corridors, passage-ways, and offices. If the house 

 has wings, it is desirable that they should project 

 north rather than south, for the entrance courtyard 

 can thus be better defined and made more pictur- 

 esque, while the garden front is left open to light 

 and air. Projections, however, on the side of the • 

 pleasure gardens, if not too close together, can be 

 made the occasion for many interesting arrangements. 

 A normal plan is seen in fig. 62, where the inter- 

 relationship of the house and its surroundings is 

 clearly shown. The drive is brought along the 

 northern side of the site to a courtyard, partly 

 sheltered by the eastern or kitchen wing of the 

 building. On the western side is a garage, which, 

 while being in the most convenient position for the 

 drive, extends the architectural background required 

 for the garden. The grouping of the buildings as 

 one approaches the entrance is of a picturesque 

 informality, with just enough symmetry to give a 

 dignified and orderly approach. The tall chestnut on 

 the right furnishes the courtyard and overhangs the 

 steep roof of the garage, which it unites with the 



