HAROLD A. CAPARN 



the Thorns along the walk, the Apple tree near the 

 hedge, the shrubs grouped in a heavy mass along 

 the side boundary combine in giving continuous 

 interest and color to the entrance walk and em- 

 phasize the informal character of the house. 



Service paths on small properties are especially 

 difficult problems to deal with. The monotony 

 in so many suburban and city streets where two 

 straight paths cut up each lot front and form 

 tiresome ribbon bands of paving along the whole 

 street makes any ingenuity and originality ex- 

 pressed in the solving of this problem welcome. 

 Here, it seems most naturally done. The little 

 branch path curves off the main path and then 

 it is almost hidden by the outstretching branches 

 of the shrubbery borders. It has the essential de- 

 manded of all the service parts of the grounds, that 

 they are screened and hidden away from all the 

 rest of the property. 



Tree and shrub enclosures are absolute essentials 

 in developing lawns. What they add to the lawn, 

 in giving privacy and in creating general interest, 

 is not generally appreciated nor understood by 

 owners of small properties. For the surroundings 

 of most lawns the boundaries should be as high 



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