THE PLANTING PLAN 53 



The main purpose of the planting plan, however, is to portray as 

 vividly as possible the preconceived idea. It should indicate not only 

 the exact size of the planting areas, but also designate the number of 

 plants to be used and their location, correct spacing and arrangement. 

 Therefore, in order to execute a practical planting plan, the designer 

 must know the principles of landscape design and have a thorough 

 knowledge of the different plant materials to be used — their height 

 and size at maturity, their season and period of flowering, their natural 

 habitat, the kind of soil they prefer, the location they succeed in, their 

 hardiness, their appearance and their general adaptabiUty to the 

 purpose for which used. It is to assist the planter and designer in 

 this task that this book has been written; the various illustrations 

 and sketches will serve to exempUfy the procedure and the finished 

 plan. 



Where there is a flower garden it is best to show on the general plant- 

 ing plan merely the outlines, and have a larger scale drawing from 

 which to work. In fact, all features requiring exact detail work in 

 their execution should be rendered in this way. 



Every planting, from that of the small city lot to that of an ex- 

 tensive acreage should be first studied and worked out on paper. 

 It is easier to erase than transplant. 



THE MAIN DIVISIONS OF THE GROUNDS 



The grounds should be divided into three main portions (Fig. 53) 

 as follows: 



The Public Area consisting of front lawn, entrances and walks 

 in one composition. 



The Private Area consisting of private lawn, gardens and special 

 features, and usually adjoining the living side of the house. 



The Service Area consisting of drying yard, vegetable garden, 

 drives and turn-around, all confined if possible to the kitchen side of 

 the house. 



Sometimes another section — the semi-public — is included. This 

 offers a glimpse of the private area and is treated so as to modulate 

 the transition from the private to the public or service area. 



The prevaihng ideas in treating these areas should be, respectively, 

 that the public section should suggest repose and inviting reception; 

 the private section should give the impression of quiet privacy and 

 lasting pleasure; and the service section should give the impression of 



