FINAL CONSIDERATIONS 



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SMALL GARDENS 



THE small suburban garden presents characteristic 

 difficulties : the boundary fence and the house, and 

 the neighbour's houses dominate it, and it is often 



DIAGRAM 89. 



of a length out of all proportion to its width. 

 Moreover the house is usually of a nondescript 

 style, in no way a source of inspiration. 



The difficulty of the plot's proportions can be 

 met by dividing it into compartments, leaving 

 about two-thirds near the house, and the remainder 



