TEXTBOOK OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
be. One would hardly want his front hall to be larger, better fur- 
nished and more important than the living rooms of his house; 
yet on thousands of suburban grounds the front yard constitutes 
practically the whole of the grounds. 
The family garden in this plan is the largest and most im- 
portant area. It is enclosed, being shut off especially from the 
Fig. 67. Tae Firower GarpDEN 18 A FEATURE OF SUBURBAN GROUNDS 
street. It should have the same privacy as the living rooms of the 
house. It should have many attractive features such as flower 
garden, pool, croquet or tennis court, fruit trees, etc. It should 
also be furnished for use, with seats, tables, shelters. (The summer 
house or shelter is here shown between the formal flower garden and 
the main lawn.) The flower garden is shown enclosed by a hedge 
and somewhat formalized, with the main axis upon the axis line of 
the living room. This is designed to give a particularly effective 
picture when viewed from the French door and windows of the 
main family room. 
Other features to be noticed are (a) the large deciduous trees 
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