FOR FARM AND HOME PLANTING 



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Mass plantings of trees and shrubs should be disposed about the 

 boundaries of the lawn. 



or too closely in front of the house; a lack of harmony in the design of the 

 grounds to that of the house; plantings so placed as to hide the house 

 from its most pleasing point of view these are a few of the many causes 

 which often spoil the effect of a well designed house by improper plantings. 

 Let it be remembered then that plantings are to enhance rather than to 

 detract from the expression already given by the design of the house and 

 to harmonize it with its site. 



There are three general rules of guidance tn arranging the plantings-. 



First, avoid straight lines in planting. The general effect of all 

 lines in planting should be graceful and naturalistic rather than stiff, 

 formal or artificial. Plantings should seem to be a natural outgrowth of 

 the spot rather than a crude piece of man's handiwork. 



Second, arrange the plants in groups and masses, selecting few kinds 

 and many of each rather than many kinds and few of each. 



Avoid planting meaningless, isolated specimens over the lawn. Natural- 

 istic masses and groups of plants are necessary to give structural charac- 

 ter to the design and each group or mass should consist of many specimens 



