THE BACKGROUND 



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pose to make every part of the grounds lead up 

 to the home and to accentuate its homelikeness. 

 Keep the center of the place open. Plant the 

 borders. Avoid all disconnected, cheap, patchy, 

 and curious effects. 



If the lawn then, is the canvas, the house is 



127. A home. 



the central object in the picture. All the planting 

 should be subordinate and accessory to it. This 

 central object should itself be denned by a back- 

 ground. A house which stands on a bare plain 

 or hill is a part of the universe, not a part of a 

 home. Recall the cozy little farmhouse which is 

 backed by a wood or an orchard ; then compare 

 some pretentious structure which stands apart 

 from all planting. Or observe the warmth and 



