THE COMPLETE HOME LANDSCAPE 



as to leave a planting strip between it and the house of not less 

 than two and a half or three feet (Fig. 24). If space does not permit 

 this, it is better to have no planting strip at all, but to join the walk 

 to the foundation wall, as a very narrow 

 strip is unsatisfactory to treat and hard 

 to keep neat. On a fiat property of some 

 size where the house is set well back from 

 the street, a straight walk direct to the 

 front entrance looks well, especially if em- 

 phasized with appropriate planting. On 

 such a straight walk avoid all obstructions 

 that would cause a detour (Figs. 21 and 22). 

 Fig. 31 illustrates the possibility of 

 uniting the drives of two adjoining proper- 

 ties, thus saving space and construction 

 cost. A complete turn-around at the 

 garage should be at least seventy-five feet 

 in diameter. On many 

 small properties which 

 will not permit of a 

 turn-around, a backing 

 space is provided as 

 shown in Figs. 19, 20 

 and 25. Such spaces 

 are too often cramped, 

 and as a consequence 

 the lawn is cut and 

 marred by wheels run 

 ning off the drive. If 

 the garage sets quite 

 close to the street it is 

 best to simply back the 

 car out. 



DRIVE TURNS 



A turn in the drive 



u- tc n • u- L .L . ■ J is really necessary only 



rig. 25.— One way m which the necessary turning and -' •' -' 



backing space can be provided in the drive in conjunc- On large places and, as 



tion with the garage, thereby saving considerable space. jj. taJj^gg UP a wide 



The dotted lines suggest another possible treatment of . . 



the house entrance and path space, it IS generally 



