Practical Landscape Gardening 



By RoBT. B. Gridland 



JUST the book for those 

 interested in beautiful 

 home grounds, Owners of 

 Suburban Homes, Flower 

 and Garden Lovers, Flo- 

 rists and Nurserymen, 

 Park Commissioners,Civic 

 Officials, and Students of 

 Landscape Architecture 

 will find help and inspira- 

 tion within its covers. The 

 author is a practical land- 

 scape architect of more 

 than twenty years' expe- 

 rience and of national rep- 

 utation. He takes up in 

 a simple, logical way all 

 the elements that enter 

 into the beautifying of 

 properties, starting with 

 the locating and placing of 

 the house or building, and 

 leading the reader up by 

 easy stages through the 

 subsequent steps necessary 

 to create a pleasing whole. 

 The book should appeal 

 particularly to the owner of 

 the modemie sizedsuburban 

 home. Its pages are a rev- 

 elation as to the ease with 

 which so much that is 

 charming and durable can . 

 be acquired. Many plans 

 and planting keys "Eire 

 given for laying out and 

 plantmg, along artistic lines, properties on lots of 30x100; 60x150; 76x200; 

 100x300, and on up to an acre or more. 



Practical Landscape Gardening is an entirely different book from 

 any landscape treatise previously written, because it fits into your wants, 

 considers practicability equally with the laws of art and beauty, and 

 covers every detail. It contains 91 photographic illustrations, 67 sketches 

 and 29 plans, 19 of which are planting plans accompanied by planting keys. 



The type is large and clear; the paper is enamel; the illustrations practical and a 

 feast to the eye; the binding durable. The color plate on front cover |s irresistibly 

 attractive; it portrays a wonderful landscape scene. 276 pages. Size, Qf yp 

 6x8 in. Prospectus on application. Price, delivery postpaid «3>X aOd 



A. T. DE LA MARE COMPANY, Inc. 



438 to 4i8 West .?7tl^treet, NEW YORK, N. Y. 



