CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. FINDING THE PLACE n 



II. FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE HOME 33 



III. BUILDING THE HOUSE .56 



IV. ABOUT MAKING GARDENS * . 79 



V. PLANNING FOR BEAUTY IN LAWNS AND SHRUBBERY . 105 



VI. OUR RIVALS 129 



VII. OUR ALLIES 152 



VIII. IN OUR ORCHARDS 172 



IX. FINDING AND MAKING SOIL . . ,- 193 



X. MANUAL TRAINING IN THE COUNTRY HOME . . . 213 



XI. FINE ARTS OF A COUNTRY HOME 233 



XII. CAN WE MAKE IT PAY 254 



XIII. THE SOCIAL SIDE OF COUNTRY LIFE 278 



