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therefore, should be permitted. Paths and drives are often 

 sunk a few inches below the surface of the lawn, which thus 

 conceals or renders them less conspicuous and contributes to 

 the appearance of spaciousness so desirable to maintain. For 

 the same reason the center of the lawn should be kept open 

 and free from flower beds, shrubs, and trees. In large grounds, 

 and in strictly formal planting, such things may be allowed, 

 but they are out of place on the home grounds. The kettles, 



Photograph by Wagner 1'ark Conservatories, Sidney, Ohio 



FIG. 146. A corner planted in the natural style 



vases, sections of sewer pipe, paint buckets, and tubs filled 

 with flowers that are often seen on lawns are in bad taste and 

 should not be tolerated. Such objects, when used at all, should 

 be restricted to formal planting. Occasionally it is desired to 

 separate the lawn from adjoining fields without seeming to 

 do so. This can be accomplished by digging a ditch deep 

 enough to conceal a fence placed in the bottom. The side of 

 the ditch nearer the house may be slightly raised, thus hiding 

 the ditch and making the lawn appear to merge into the 

 fields beyond. 



