SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS 
at the south and west of the house where they will cast their shadows 
on the house walls; (b) the trees at the north and northwest placed 
so as to frame in the view of the house as seen from the street; (c) 
the bird garden which serves also as a screen for the service yard 
and a windbreak, and which can be seen from the dining-room 
windows; (d) the foundation plantings; (e) the economical Y turn 
for the automobile; (f) the inclusion of fruit trees in the garden 
scheme, where on the south there may be a direct transition from 
the family garden to the orchard. 
Questions 
Why is privacy important for the family garden? Does Ameri- 
can practice give less privacy to the home grounds than is cus- 
tomary in England, Germany, France or Italy? Are there good 
reasons for this difference? 
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