ECONOMICAL GRADING 21 



better be a level one. There is not within 

 its confines room for rolling contour in pro- 

 portion to the surrounding masses of shrubs. 

 And further a level spot sufficient for a tennis 

 court is desirable in the majority of cases. If 

 the ground itself slopes to such an extent that 

 there is any great difference between the two 

 ends of such a space, the result will be better 

 by resorting to a terrace, and here let it be 

 said that wherever possible the more pleasing 

 effect will be attained by placing the house 

 on the high part of the terrace. 



One cannot always choose the exposure for 

 the lawn. By preference it should be to the 

 south and east rather than to the north and 

 west, because of the greater warmth of those 

 aspects and the consequent earlier appearance 

 of verdure in the spring. 



GETTING A GRADE 



In reality it is far easier to do the grading of 

 the ground than it is to explain lucidly how 

 to set about it. Since there are no absolute 

 laws to be followed — the whole matter of the 

 grade being one of artistic appreciation — it 

 is only possible to explain the routine of the 



