PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 

 The Ideal Site Co-operation with Architect Economics. 



THE IDEAL SITE 



HE garden designer seldom 

 has the good fortune to 

 select the position of his 

 work, but it may be 

 profitable to consider the 

 circumstances of an ideal 

 site, which also apply to 

 the house apart from con- 

 siderations of a residential nature. 



The ground should have a general trend to the 

 south-west, with a view of plains and distant hills. 

 A certain amount of timber should exist so that 

 some selection is possible when planning the gar- 

 den. Woods to the north and north-east boun- 

 daries will afford shelter from cold winds. The 

 ideal soil is loam of medium strength, and if the 

 place has been pasture land so much the better ; 

 and it should be naturally drained by a subsoil of 

 gravel or chalk. The high road would pass along 

 Jhe northern boundary of this favoured spot, by 



