EXECUTION OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE FEATURES 66 



lawn. A somewhat irrregular line of grade will appear 

 to be most natural, and lend itself best to effective 

 planting. This is specially true in the grade to water- 

 courses, which, as a rule, should be more or less devious 

 or winding; and the adjacent land should, therefore, 

 present various heights and contours. It is not 

 always necessary, however, to make distinct 

 banks along water-courses, particu- 

 larly if the place is small and 



that falls too suddenly away ^^"'^-s^^ , 



from a building. There should be ^^».^^ land is more Or 



a level place or esplanade next the ^-..^^_^ Jggg plane Or 



building, if possible. ^"^'^-^.^ „ , 



flat. A very 

 slight depression, as shown in Fig. 63, may answer all the pur- 

 poses of a water grade in such places. 



If it is desirable that the lawn be as large and spacious as 

 possible, then the boundary of it should be removed. Take 



63. Shaping the land down to a water-course. 



away the fences, curbing, and other right lines. In rural 

 places, a sunken fence may sometimes be placed athwart the 



