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PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



A LAWN ASCENDING FROM A HIGHWAY 



Fig. 65. — Cross section showing proper grading of portion around a residence located on 



ground ascending from the highway. — See page 67 



Before the excavation of the cellar is made all the top soil, which 

 extends to a depth of from four to tweh'e inches, should be removed 

 and stacked in convenient piles for future use. It is well, too, to 

 remo\-e the surface soil for a distance of fifteen to twenty-five feet 

 beyond the lines of all the buildings, as the construction work is 

 apt to destroy all the soil close by. 



This important feature is often overlooked, for, as a general rule, 

 the landscape gardener is not called in for advice until the residence 

 and other buildings have been completed. 



Very frequently, too, houses are not properly situated as regards 

 the elevation of the floor level above the surrounding grades of the 

 ground. It has been the author's experience that a large percentage 

 of the residences have been set entirely too low. It is very much 

 better to err in the opposite direction, as height may be overcome 

 by a proper planting at the base of the house in case there is not a 

 sufficient amount of soil available to make the necessary fill. 



A LAWN DESCENDING FROM A HIGHWAY 



Fig. 66. — Cross section showing proper grading around a residence located on ground 



descending from the highway. — See page 67 



