3 i2 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



The citizens of a city that is wisely planned for the 

 preservation and development of its beauty do not 

 leave it to go to other more attractive cities when 

 they have acquired a competence. When they 

 travel, no matter how far, they come back with the 

 feeling that they are glad to get home. A common 

 remark on such occasions is, "This city looks good to 

 me. I am willing to live and die right here." 



It is this feeling of pride in one's own town or 

 neighborhood, a feeling, that one is identified with it, 

 is, in fact, a part of it, and,, in a measure, responsible 

 for it, that is important. This feeling of identifica- 

 tion with one's surroundings should extend from 

 the city to the country and from the country to the 

 city; a farmer thinking of the neighboring town as 

 being, to a certain extent, his, and the dweller in 

 the city having a corresponding feeling with regard 

 to the country. Each should try to help the other. 



The city planner, therefore, should take into con- 

 sideration the mutual dependence of the city and 

 country on each other and design a territory imme- 

 diately outside of the city limits. This has long been 

 the custom in England, where planning commissions 

 have control of the location of new streets far be- 

 yond city boundaries. 



