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LANDSCAPE GARDEN SERIES 



especially trained men for this very purpose and when it is possible and 

 practical, they, of course, should be consulted. 



Many places, however, are not large enough to warrant the em- 

 ployment of a professional man, and often when the home owner of 

 very large places derives much pleasure in planning and carrying out 

 his own ideas, there is need only for the information which will best 

 help him. It is necessary to have a complete plan and stick to it; re- 

 gardless of who makes the plan or whether the work is done all at 

 once, or year by year. 



For those who want to divide their expenditure over a period of 

 several years there are equal possibilities. I have in mind a small 

 place where the owner carefully planned his grounds in advance of any 

 undertaking. The first year he planted all the trees, the foundation 

 planting in front, and the shrub plantations to screen out objectionable 

 parts. The second season the foundation planting was made complete 

 and the planting at the corners added. The third season finished the 

 shrub planting, and the evergreens were put in their proper place. In 

 the fourth season the herbaceous perennials and the architectural 

 features completed the carrying out of the plans. 



This place never looked as though it had been treated stingily and 

 each successive stage marked just that much more improvement. Of 



course different preferences 





Fig. 4 A paced and measured survey 



may demand a different 

 order in the successive 

 stages but the function and 

 importance of the plan is 

 apparent throughout. 



The first step in mak- 

 ing a plan for the place is 

 to locate upon paper the 

 outlines of the property, 

 house and all other exist- 

 ing features which would 

 have an influence in the 

 general design. This can 

 be accomplished in many 

 cases by a paced and 

 measured survey ; the most 

 important features being 

 located by measurement 

 and the less important be- 

 ing located by stepping off 

 the distances. (Fig. 4). 



