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LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



It is not necessary, as is often supposed, that the driveway should 

 come up flush with the entrance to the house when consideration is 

 given to a place for getting in and out of the car. A few steps from 

 the entrance to the landing is of little consequence while the location of 

 the driveway in a more favorable place might mean much in the har- 

 monious planning of the grounds. 



An area for a car to turn in should be at least 60 feet in diameter, 

 which is a rather large space to be given over for this purpose alone 

 upon the city place. For this reason the problem is handled in many 



GOOD 5AD 



Fig. 19 Walks sbould not enter at a corner 



other ways and a turn around is seldom enjoyed except as a part of 

 the service portion of the grounds. Often the front yard is given over 

 to a driveway scheme where the house is close to the street, a half turn 

 being employed. 



Unless there is a turn table in the garage and a turning space is 

 desired, some scheme for backing and turning is necessary. This back- 

 ing space for the car is secured in three general ways: By paving an 

 area sufficiently large enough for the car to back out, without a definite 

 track for the car to follow being defined (Fig. 21 C) ; by a spur 



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Fig. 20 When space is limited, long, gentle curves are far more desirable than 

 short reversed curves 



