LANDSCAPE GARDENING STUDIES 



The drive itself is shaded with maples, elms, 

 and ashes planted at irregular distances from the 

 edge of the road and occasionally running out 

 into the lawn so as to take away the effect of a 

 mere open field. At intervals on the turns of the 

 road groups of large-sized shrubbery are thrown 

 boldly and effectively on each side so as to give 

 a sense of variety and surprise to persons driving 

 to the house. As the road sweeps up to the 

 house it finds masses of deciduous shrubbery and 

 trees, shutting out the kitchen and laundry end. 

 At the point where it reaches the front door and 

 the large open porch a liberal turn has been 

 devised, and here in the oval are planted two 

 fine groups of Japanese maples and on both 

 sides of the porch are arranged large groups 

 of beautiful evergreen Japanese azalea amoena. 

 A short path leads to the side of the house where 

 is another door and two paths diverge a short 

 distance to the street. 



Massed on both sides of these foot entrances, 

 and extending one hundred feet both ways along 

 the front fence to where the deciduous shrubs 

 begin, are masses of hybrid rhododendrons of the 

 finest and richest-colored varieties backed up in 

 the center by hardy native rhododendron maxi- 

 mums, while hybrid rhododendrons of smaller size 

 and greatest beauty of flower are kept generally 

 in the foreground. The outline of the bed and the 

 contour of the masses change continually in 

 graceful curves and billows of foliage. 



A drive leads away from the main entrance of 



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