Walls and Drives 239 



If the house is to be made emphatic, give it 

 a flanking. Plant trees oi' bushes, or both, on 

 the sides. Back it up, also, with trees. If it 

 sets in front of a 

 natural wood or an 

 orchard, the effect ^ ^ r>- «« 



' >v \ Jrlg. 90. 



is better. If the \ \ a modest 



. . 1 Till! \ \ ^'<^^ direct 



country is bare and bald be- \ \ driveway, 

 hind it, plant tall trees there. 



Make as few walks and 

 drives as possible. They are 

 always unsightly and expensive. 

 Let them lead to their destination 

 by the most direct curves. Do not 

 make them crooked ; for crooked 

 walks and drives are expensive. Gentle curves 

 are more retired and modest than awkward 

 and laborious ones. Fig. 90 shows a good, easy 

 curve. If possible, i3lace the walk or drive at 

 the side, rather than in the center: avoid cutting 

 up the lawn. 



Most of the planting should be in masses. 

 Plants present a bolder front when standing 

 together. A group is one thing ; scattered 

 shrubs are many things, and they divert and 

 distract the attention. By massing, one secures 

 endless combinations of light and shade, of 

 color, and of form. Against the mass -planting, 

 flowers show off best ; they have a background, 



