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Landscape Gardening 



Direction of Walks and Drives 



The direction of the walk leading from the house to the 

 street should conform to the needs of the occupants. Thus, 

 if the direction of travel is equally to the right and left 

 from the street entrance, the walk should run nearly in 

 a direct line from the main entrance of the house to the 

 street, as in the dotted line, Fig. 55, or in a semicircular 

 direction, as in the same figure; but if the direction of 



Fig. 54. Fig. 55. 



Fig. 54. — Combined Walk and Drive. 

 Fig. 55. — Semicircular Walk and Drive. 



travel is largely to the right or left, then the drive or walk 

 can be directed to the right or left at the entrance, as desired. 



Width of Walks and Drives 



The width of the walks and drives must vary with the 

 amount of usage. If there is much passing to and from 

 the house, the walk may be made from 5 to 6 feet wide, so 

 that two or three persons may walk abreast or pass each 

 other readily; but if two persons would not be likely to 

 meet frequently, a width of from 3 to 5 feet would be suffi- 

 cient. For a drive where only one team would pass over 

 the road at a time 8 to 10 feet is sufficient width; but if 

 two teams must frequently pass over it at once, 15 to 18 



