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With a little care, the lawn will meet the walk in 

 a neat, sharp line, but it is far better to have a few 

 blades of grass lie on the walk than to disfigure it 

 with ditches. 



(b) Much of what has been said regarding walks 

 will apply to drives. If a lot is narrow, a straight 

 drive from the street along the side of the house is 

 proper. This may be used as a walk if it leads to 

 the entrance door. If this door is in the front of 

 the house facing the street, it may be reached by a 

 short walk branching from the drive (Fig. 29). This 

 arrangement saves expense and, what is more im- 

 portant, it provides an unbroken area between the 

 street and the house to be developed into a thing 

 of beauty. If the house is quite far from the high- 

 wav, it is allowable to divert the entrance drive from 



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a direct route somewhat for the sake of following 

 the edge of a ravine or valley, passing a pond, tree, 

 or other object of special interest, or bringing into 

 notice one or more pleasing views, but the best 

 view of all should be seen after entering the house 

 and passing to the windows on the other side from 

 the entrance. The immediate approach to the 

 house on a slightly ascending grade is usually better 

 than on either a level or descending grade. 



