LESSON 31 
SUBURBAN HomME GROUNDS 
HIS lesson is intended to give further opportunity 
for the study of the problem involved in the de- 
velopment of home grounds — one of the most 
important problems in landscape gardening. The 
solution for the home grounds problem naturally 
) varies greatly with varying physical conditions, 
and even more with the domestic requirements 
and tastes of different families. The present problem should be 
studied in connection with other home grounds problems taken 
up in lessons 29, 30 and 32. 
Iilustration 
The plan shown in Figure 68 was prepared by Mr. O. C. 
Simonds,* landscape architect, Chicago, Illinois, for a home lot in 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The tract is a suburban lot of rather large 
size, approximately 115 by 270 feet and sloping toward the back.., 
Solution 
It will be observed that the solution of this problem is based 
clearly upon the principles explained in Lesson 30. The space 
is plainly divided into three areas (1) the public lawn or front 
yard (2) the private grounds and garden, opening directly from the 
principal living rooms and comprising a sort of outdoor theater 
lawn, a flower garden, a formal garden, pool, pergola and a more or 
less ornamental vegetable garden (3) the service area at the north- 
west angle of the house and connected directly with the service 
*Simonds, Landscape Gardening, p. 133, New York, 1920. 
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