Mr. Thomas Machen, Architect, Poplar Hill Road, Roland Var\, Baltimore, Md. 



THIS charming residence, having a northwestern exposure, 

 does not lend itself to as wide a range of evergreens or 

 shrubs as one facing the south. On either side of the front 

 doorway, large specimens of old-fashioned Boxwood stand 

 guard. To the right and left of these, along the front of the 

 house, are used with wonderful success, Spiraea Van Houttei, 

 RegePs Privet, Spiraea Thunbergi, and the upright Japanese 

 Yew (Taxus cuspidata capitata). This planting continues 

 along the driveway in order to screen the garage doors from 

 the front entrance. 



On the south side of the house nestles a beautiful rose- 

 and perennial'garden, enclosed by a most effective hedge of 

 Pyramidal Arborvitae. 



The deciduous trees when planted were of a large sise to 

 give immediate shade. The varieties used were Norway and 

 Sugar Maples, supplementing a number of very good, old 

 trees already on the ground. 



Shortly after this picture was taken, a picket fence was 

 erected across the front of the property, emphasizing the 

 old English farmhouse atmosphere. 



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