PRACTICAL 

 LANDSCAPE 

 GARDENING 



By ROBERT B. CRIDLAND, Landscape Architect 



The author freely gave of his great knowl- 

 edge when he wrote this splendid book. On 

 the theory that "every house in a community 

 should contribute toward the enjoyment of 

 the inhabitants thereof, in some little artistic 

 excellence," the w-riter goes about showing 

 how to place the house, grade the landscape 

 and plan and plant intelligently. No pages 

 are wasted in useless talk. 



Description of Chapter Illustrations 



1 — ^The Importance of All Careful 

 Planning:. — Six halftone illustrations show- 

 ing completed results. 



2 — Locating the House. — Seven line 

 drawings of studies of house locations on 

 small lots and one showing best exposure 

 for the house in its relation to the sun. 



3 — Arrangements of Walks, Drives 

 and Entrances. — Twelve illustrations of 

 approaches or entrances, ten driveways 

 and three walks. 



4 — Construction of Walks and Drives. 

 — Twenty-five teaching illustrations of 

 cement, macadam, flagstone, slate and 

 other walks, cement approaches and gutters, 

 bituminous and cement driveways, etc. 



5 — Lawns and Their Grading, Con- 

 struction and Upkeep. — Nine line cuts 

 showing correct grading under varying 

 conditions, and three halftone illustrations 

 of charming lawn views properly treated. 



6 — Ornamental Planting of Trees and 

 Shrubs. — Twenty-four fine halftones illus- 

 trating suitable backgrounds, base plant- 

 ings, specimen trees for the lawn, boundary 



plantings, border plantings, etc., together 

 with numerous line cuts showing how to 

 plant and move trees, lay out orna- 

 mental vegetable garden, lawn group- 

 ings, etc. 



7 — The Flower Garden. — Seventeen 

 halftones of properly laid out gardens with 

 several planting plans and keys thereto. 



8 — Architectural Features. — Eight 

 halftones showing bird bath, fountains and 

 pools, garden seats, pergolas and other 

 features, together with plans for the con- 

 struction of garden houses, entrances, 

 pergolas, etc. 



9 — Hardy Borders and Rose Gardens. 

 — Fifteen attractive halftones and plans of 

 borders and Rose gardens. 



10 — Wild Gardens and Rock Gar- 

 dens. — Seven illustrations, together with 

 plan sho^sing how to build a dry retaining 

 wall for planting. 



11 — Planting Plans. — Nineteen plans 

 showing a variety of artistic arrangements 

 possible on small properties. These plans 

 are keyed and accompanied by planting lists 

 which have been tested in actual practice. 



PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING islan entirely different 

 book from any landscape treatise previously written, because it fits into 

 your wants, considers practicability equally with the laws of art and 

 beauty, and covers every detail. It contains 91 photographic illustra- 

 tions, 67 sketches and 33 plans, 19 of which are planting plans accom- 

 panied by planting keys. 276 pages, size 6x8 in. 



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