90 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



and, as they are unnatural features of the landscape art, 

 only such should be made as are actually required by those 

 who frequent the grounds. Besides, a good walk or drive 

 is expensive to construct, and requires constant attention 

 as to border and surface to keep in good condition. 



Location of Walks and Drives. 



The location of walks and drives should be where they 

 will be most convenient, and as nearly as possible give the 

 shortest distance between the points to be traversed, and 

 yet, unless the distance is very short, the straight line 

 should be avoided. 



Graceful curves, taking one from place to place about 

 one's grounds, give the idea of quiet and leisure that is 

 conducive to the study of beautiful objects about us; and 

 by a little variety of material and skill in the arrangement 

 of it in ornamenting the borders of walks, thus obliging us 

 to move out of the straight line to reach a certain point, 

 we may not be conscious of the fact that the curved walk 

 is any longer than a straight one would be, and much 

 beauty is gained. This is illustrated in Fig. 32 ; were it 

 not for the groups of shrubbery along the border there 

 would be a feeling of restraint at going over so much dis- 

 tance to reach a point directly ahead, but we are attracted 

 in part by their beauty to pass among them, and, being 

 between us and the objective point, the feeling of restraint 

 disappears. 



There should always be a walk leading more or less 

 directly to the main entrance of the house; and where a 

 drive must also be provided to the front door and to reach 

 the stable, if space is limited, the two may be combined 



