RELATION OF HOUSE TO OPEN SPACES 



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ings, with the taller varieties in the background. The flowers can be 

 banked against the house and also be used in front of shrubbery where 

 planted at one side. All plans for planting should be made according to 

 size of plant and tree when full grown. The planting should be done in 

 such a manner that the taller trees will not hide the lower-growing sorts, 

 and the grouping should be so arranged that the house is always in view, 

 so that the view from any point along the highway will be complete." 



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Suggestive design showing open spaces, trees and shrubs, in relation to 



buildings C, chicken yard; B, barn-yard or corral; 



F, flower beds for cut flowers. 



The home-maker can afford to do this much for the enjoyment of the 

 wayfarer and the beauty of the countryside without sacrificing his own 

 privacy. Retirement places with comfortable sittings, lolling benches or 

 hammocks can be easily arranged out of the public eye on the sides of the 

 residence, near to porches or verandas which may themselves be easily 

 screened by vines or shrubs properly placed so that a considerable area of 



