ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN 11 



planning which it is necessary for landscape-ar- 

 chitects to consider and to repeat in their designs. 

 A certain stiffness in the arrangement of the 

 planting, which would be entirely out of place in 

 a country residence, is only to be expected here. ' 



City planting, necessarily highly formalized, 

 may consist chiefly in the arrangement of the 

 trees and shrubs in a regular way or in the selec- 

 tion of formal types of plants. In suburban 

 planting, where the location partakes both of the 

 nature of the city and the coimtry, more natural- 

 istic types of planting may be introduced to ad- 

 vantage. 



So much should the house appear to be an in- 

 tegral part of the landscape, and so thoroughly 

 should the elevation express the plan, that if it is 

 found that the elevation does not harmonize with 

 its natural surroundings, it is certain either that 

 it does not express the plan or that the plan should 

 be reworked. 



Architectural accessories, such as gates, steps, 

 balustrades, walls, and pergolas, are often used as 

 enriching features in landscape-design, and as 

 such are frequently employed in a decorative 

 rather than in a constructive way. Where judi- 

 ciously introduced, they add dignity to the design. 



