LESSON 30 
SUBURBAN HomME GROUNDS 
HIS exercise presents a typical example of home 
garden design in which it is the intent to empha- 
size the fundamental structural features. 
Exercise 
All members of the class should copy this 
drawing to a suitable scale. The drawing, Figure 64, presents the 
plan in ink; in Figure 65 the same plan is rendered in water colors. 
The teacher will decide whether the pupils should undertake these 
reproductions in one medium or both. If the class has time enough 
on this course it will be well to use both methods. 
Explanation 
First we may observe the orientation of the house, which faces 
the northwest. This brings the living rooms and principal bed- 
rooms on the southeast and southwest angles where they will secure 
a maximum of sunlight. 
Next we should consider the most important feature of the 
design which consists in the subdivision of the grounds into three 
distinct parts, based on use. These parts are — 
a. The public portion, or front yard. 
b. The private portion, or family garden. 
c. The service portion, including laundry yard, garage, 
vegetable garden, etc. 
The front yard is on the same side of the house as the public 
room, i.e., the front hall, with which it directly connects. The 
family garden connects directly with the living room and has the 
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