1 20 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



choosing a lot is to select a site for the house. Re- 

 membering the value of sunshine in the living-rooms, 

 the house will advisedly be well supplied with win- 

 dows on the east, south, and west sides. It is from 

 these windows that the grounds will be seen, and 

 as these grounds should have an appearance of 

 freedom and seem as extensive as conditions will 

 allow, the house should usually be placed near the 

 north line of the lot. ) Exceptions to this rule may 

 be made, however, when. there is a permanent open 

 space adjoining the south line of the lot like that 

 insured by a river, lake, park, valley or stretch 

 of relatively low land. If the lot itself is low near 

 the north boundary, and high along the south side, 

 or if it has marked variations of level, or commands 

 exceptionally fine views in any direction, these 

 facts may lead to a modification of the rule given 

 above. The site selected should be one that can 

 be well drained, in fact, as well as have the appear- 

 ance of being so../ A house placed with reference 

 to the conditions so far stated will usually but not 

 always have the benefit of the most needed breezes 

 (Fig. 24). -. ' ' 



The direction of the prevailing winds should have 

 due consideration. With a small lot, the main 



