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IMPROVING HOME AND SCHOOL YARDS 



Open Front Yards Very often we find that the yard 

 in front of a house is filled with shrubbery or with flower 

 beds. It is far better to leave the space in front of the 

 house entirely open. The house is then shown to much 

 better advantage, and the yard is much more easily cared 

 for. There is nothing much more pleasing than a well- 

 kept front lawn. 





FIG. 151. Too many straight paths. 



Shrubbery and Flowers. The shrubbery should be 

 arranged in masses, and not with the shrubs placed 

 singly. Let the branches grow thickly, so as to make a 

 mass of green. These masses should be placed on the 

 border of the yard. With the flowers, they make a fine 



