CHAPTER VI 
THE WINNING DESIGNS CONSIDERED IN 
DETAIL (Continued) 
SITE NO. 3: WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ROCK 
GARDENS, FLOWERING SHRUBS, AND WILD 
GARDENING FOR SMALL GARDENS 
THE site I will now discuss is the third of the series of 
the competition, and is larger than any previously dealt 
with in these pages. In the first-prize design Miss I. 
Grant Brown starts right from the entrance-gate with 
some well-considered effects. The most conspicuous 
feature on the plan is the approach to the front door. 
At first glance one would gather that Miss Brown 
intended this for a drive, with a carriage turn at the 
end thereof. The width given, a little over 10 feet, 
is, however, hardly enough for this, and the question 
may arise, Of what use is the broad expanse of gravel 
opposite the door, as it is too small for a turn? I 
should like to point out, however, that the actual area 
covered is only 20 feet by 16 feet, and that it would 
not look nearly so large in practice as it does in the 
plan. I like the idea of this breathing-space when one 
enters or leaves the house. Perhaps nothing would 
be lost, however, by restricting the length and width 
somewhat, and this could be achieved by carrying on 
the front line of the border on the right-hand side. As 
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