CHAPTER VI 



THE WINNING DESIGNS CONSIDERED IN 

 DETAIL (Continued) 



SITE No. 3 : WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ROCK 



GARDENS, FLOWERING SHRUBS, AND WILD 



GARDENING FOR SMALL GARDENS 



THE site I will now discuss is the third of the series of 

 the competition, and is larger than any previously dealt 

 with in these pages. In the first-prize design Miss I. 

 Grant Brown starts right from the entrance-gate with 

 some well-considered effects. The most conspicuous 

 feature on the plan is the approach to the front door. 

 At first glance one would gather that Miss Brown 

 intended this for a drive, with a carriage turn at the 

 end thereof. The width given, a little over 10 feet, 

 is, however, hardly enough for this, and the question 

 may arise, Of what use is the broad expanse of gravel 

 opposite the door, as it is too small for a turn ? I 

 should like to point out, however, that the actual area 

 covered is only 20 feet by 16 feet, and that it would 

 not look nearly so large in practice as it does in the 

 plan. I like the idea of this breathing-space when one 

 enters or leaves the house. Perhaps nothing would 

 be lost, however, by restricting the length and width 

 somewhat, and this could be achieved by carrying on 

 the front line of the border on the right-hand side. As 



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