PLANTING THE GROUNDS 391 



each having separate functions. The first of these is the 

 entrance division. This consists of the entrance roads, 

 walks, and the front lawn, together with all plantings bor- 

 dering on the same. As the impression gained from this 

 division is the one by which the remainder of the property 

 is judged, its appearance is most important. The front 

 yard should be neat and simple, and of such a character 

 as to suggest dignity and hospitality. The second division 

 is the living division. It is the out-of-doors living room. 

 On the farm this division is frequently combined with the 

 first, although it is often desirable to have this portion of 

 the grounds screened from the entrance and service di- 

 visions. The third is the service division and is the most 

 necessary division of the farm grounds. It is commonly 

 called the back yard. It is necessary to have some place 

 for the entrance of supplies, the outgoing of wastes, the 

 storage of garbage, ashes, and wood, the drying of clothes, 

 and the performance of other important home duties. 

 As these are not always pleasing to the sight it is desirable 

 that this division be screened by plantings from the other 

 divisions of the grounds. 



The design on the following page shows a desirable loca- 

 tion for a house and barn on a small suburban lot in reference 

 to the exposure and distances from the sides and front of 

 the lot. The first number in the mass plantings indicates 

 the number of plants to be used, the dots showing the loca- 

 tion of each, while the number after the dash is the index 

 number of the kind to be used. 



The drive is so designed and planted as to screen the 

 view of the barn and its service yard from the road. The 

 plantings consist largely of masses of hardy shrubs disposed 

 around the foundation of the house, the boundaries and 



