five] lawns and shrubberies 



inclined to consider drives and walks so distinct, 

 that the driveway for wagons is not allowed to pass 

 around the house. I am inclined to think that our 

 best way is to have good, broad drives, passing en- 

 tirely around the house, and thence to the barn. 

 Hedges I shall speak of in another chapter, and 

 refer to them here as often finding their best serv- 

 ice in bordering a driveway. 



As a rule, the front lawn should not be given to 

 flowers, although occasionally it may be a shrubbery. 

 But if you are the owner of four or five acres, or 

 more, it will be better to have a tree lawn between 

 you and the street. Reach your shrubbery and 

 your flowers where there is a degree of privacy. 

 We certainly are not going into the country to hide 

 ourselves, or to have all our enjoyments to our- 

 selves alone; but we do desire, and we do need, a 

 retreat from publicity. When we get off the front 

 door-step of city life we do not intend to become 

 squatters along the roadside of the country. But 

 multiply your retreats as you may, you will find 

 abundant opportunities to invite your chosen 

 friends to sit with you in rustic seats under your 

 apple trees, or to walk with you among your floral 

 pets. With walks and drives rightly adjusted, a 



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