TEXTBOOK OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
below the trees; the herbaceous plants come next; finally the mowed 
lawn comes in front of all. 
3. Paragraphic points or points of emphasis should coincide 
in all zones. 
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4. Bright colors should appear in the nearer masses against 
neutral or darker backgrounds. 
5. Highly refined plants with delicate leaves and pretty flowers 
should be placed in the foreground; those of coarse texture in the 
background. 
6. For best effect the sun should fall on the accentuated points, 
the shadows should fall in the interspaces. Roughly speaking the 
shadows are controlled by recessing the front line of the planting. 
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