Introduction 



enthusiastic gardener, living next door to a man who 

 cares for none of these things, buys or rents part of his 

 neighbour's garden. The L- shaped plot thus secured 

 gives opportunity for variation in design which is im- 

 possible on a narrow rectangular plot. The site is 

 level. 



No. 3 shows a site such as is often found in the more 

 distant suburbs of large towns, and even in the heart of 

 the country, where there is a wide frontage and much 

 less depth in proportion. This shape creates a new 

 set of problems for the designer. The site slopes 

 3 feet downwards from east to west. 



No. 4 shows a corner site formed by two converging 

 roads, and its irregularity gives opportunity for unusual 

 treatment. This site has a slope of 5 feet downwards 

 from north to south. 



Certain conditions were imposed on competitors, but 

 need not be entered into here, except that for the 

 guidance of readers it may be mentioned that the fol- 

 lowing restrictions as to cost were imposed and care- 

 fully considered during the judging. For site No. i it 

 was estimated that the expenditure for the laying out 

 of the ground should not exceed a maximum of 20 ; 

 for No. 2, 40 ; No. 3, 60 ; No. 4, 100. * This was 

 considered to be about the probable amounts that the 

 owners of such sites would be able to afford thereon. 

 These amounts were not to include any allowance for 

 plants, trees, shrubs, or sowing lawns. It was assumed 

 that in all cases the owners of such gardens would 



* The competition took place in 1914, and the estimates 

 then formed will need to be modified to bring them into 

 relation with the increased values of to-day. 



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