CHAPTER XII 
HINTS ON MAKING GARDEN STEPS AND 
TENNIS-COURTS 
As this book is published mainly for those who do 
their own gardening, a few hints on how to construct 
the sometimes requisite steps and tennis-courts will 
not be out of place. 
Let us take the steps first. In some of the competi- 
tion plans these would be necessary, but in no case is 
there a difference of levels of more than 2 feet shown. 
This means four steps, each having ‘‘risers’’ of 
6 inches. Garden steps should never be of greater 
depth than this, nor have less than a 1-foot tread—15 
or 18 inches is better still. The most attractive-look- 
ing and serviceable steps I know are made of flat 
paving treads and random rubble risers. Random 
rubble consists of all sorts of things, such as small 
pieces of stone, broken bricks or tiles. 
So far as design is concerned, many ideas will pre- 
sent themselves to the builder, and the circumstances 
will control the construction to a very great extent. 
On the next page sketch plans are given of two simple 
forms of steps that can be made to look exceedingly 
pretty. Remember that in the small garden massive 
builders’ work is out of place. Such work as is done, 
however, should be solid and well constructed. Nothing 
is more annoying than to find a few weeks after con- 
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