CHAPTER XII 



HINTS ON MAKING GARDEN STEPS AND 

 TENNIS-COURTS 



As this book is published mainly for those who do 

 their own gardening, a few hints on how to construct 

 the sometimes requisite steps and tennis-courts will 

 not be out of place. 



Let us take the steps first. In some of the competi- 

 tion plans these would be necessary, but in no case is 

 there a difference of levels of more than 2 feet shown. 

 This means four steps, each having "risers* 3 of 

 6 inches. Garden steps should never be of greater 

 depth than this, nor have less than a i-foot tread 15 

 or 1 8 inches is better, still. The most attractive-look- 

 ing and serviceable steps I know are made of flat 

 paving treads and random rubble risers. Random 

 rubble consists of all sorts of things, such as small 

 pieces of stone, broken bricks or tiles. 



So far as design is concerned, many ideas will pre- 

 sent themselves to the builder, and the circumstances 

 will control the construction to a very great extent. 



On the next page sketch plans are given of two simple 

 forms of steps that can be made to look exceedingly 

 pretty. Remember that in the small garden massive 

 builders' work is out of place. Such work as is done, 

 however, should be solid and well constructed. Nothing 

 is more annoying than to find a few weeks after con- 



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