300 GARDEN PLANNING 



sunken garden straight ahead. The garden 

 is enclosed on two sides by a wall, on the third 

 by a hedge, and on the fourth by the retaining 

 wall of the terrace. By such means is variety 

 obtained in our garden enclosures. Looking 

 from the house, the good view in the rear is en- 

 hanced by the groups of cedars, and by the two 

 deciduous trees on the terrace. 



Some cardinal principles involved are thus 

 itemized: 



1. Keep the drive as short as possible, except 

 where doing so will bring it too much into 

 prominence in the scenery. 



2. For the small place plan a straight drive; 

 but where the length is more than one hundred 

 feet it is usually better to make it curved. These 

 curves should not be abrupt, but very gradual 

 and easy. When making curves, it is the rule 

 to have some apparent reason for them, such 

 as a group of trees or shrubs, or a knoll. 



3. Keep the lawns open! Especially avoid 

 planting one shrub, or making a flower bed, or a 

 "half-barrel" in the centre of the lawn. 



4. Any flower bed is better if it is enclosed. 

 For this purpose we may choose either a wall, a 

 well-designed fence, a hedge, shrubs, or com- 



