INDEX 



Access to the house, 132 

 Accessibihty, 2 

 Altitude, 8 



Animals in parks, igg 

 Apparent extent, 54, 58 

 Approaches, 23 

 Appropriation, 96 

 Aquatic plants, 225 

 Arbors, 234 



Architectural gardens, 171 

 Artificial mounds, 32 

 Artificial ponds, 227 

 Aspect, 17 

 Association, 102 

 Aviaries, 245 



Banks of lakes, 229 

 Biographical note, xiii 

 Blending, 52 

 Boathouses, 232 

 Border plantings, 151 

 Boundaries, 1 1 

 Boundary treatment, 81 

 Boundary walls, 146 

 Bowling green, 221 

 Branching walks, no, 113, 14] 

 Breadth of lawn, 55 

 Bridges, 231 

 Building walks, 261 



Carriage turn, 138 

 Character, 89 

 Choice of a place, r 

 Clearings, 260 

 Climate, 12 

 Climbing plants, 186 

 Clumps of trees, 35 

 Combination of elements, 103 

 Compactness, 49 

 Concealment of outbuildings, ( 



Contrast, 84 

 Convenience, 48 

 Cost of maintenance, 128 

 Croquet grounds, 222 

 Curved walks, 266 



Drainage, 257 

 Drives, 43 



Eccentricities, 40 

 Economy, 127 

 Edgings for walks, 191 

 Entrance features, 133, 247 

 Evergreens, 161 



Fences, 38, 59, 143, 147 

 Fields, 194 

 Fitness, 96 



Flower beds, 30, 116, 118, 15c 

 Flower beds in winter, 187 

 Flower garden, 202 

 Flowers and grass, 157 

 Foreground treatment, 63 

 Formality, 41 



Garden architecture, 161 

 Gate lodge, 246 

 General principles, 46 

 Geometrical figures, 41 

 Grading, 16, 83, 121, 268 

 Grading land, 196 

 Grading to the walk, 142 

 Grading walks, 57 

 Graduation, or transition, 53 

 Greenhouses, 239 

 Grouping, 71, 82, 183 

 Groups, 153 



Hedges, 188 

 Herbaceous plants, 156 

 Historical considerations, 7 

 House plans, 18 



