E. GORTON DAVIS 



the lawn boundary Sweet Briar Roses are placed 

 against the Cedars, and in front of the house the 

 Cedars act as a background for an herbaceous 

 border whose taller flowers overtop the hedge. 



The passage between the street and the house 

 is perhaps the most frequently used part of the 

 grounds. It, therefore, ought to be a fitting ap- 

 proach to the front door, one that will be agree- 

 able, day by day, to home-comers and one that 

 will be a welcome to visitors. It ought to be an 

 approach that will be in keeping with the style 

 of the house, one that will express, too, in some 

 way the manner of household living. It ought 

 to be the very keynote that will give the correct 

 initial impression of the entire place. 



In this problem, it is necessary to pass along 

 the entire side of the house to reach the entrance 

 steps. At first, — before the work on the grounds 

 was begun, — this walk was an ungainly procedure. 

 From the street entrance you had to walk down- 

 grade and then up again before you reached the 

 porch. The ground was then graded in such a 

 way that now you reach the porch across an 

 eighteen-foot- wide terrace which affords a level 

 and agreeable entrance. At first the house stood 



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