Nursery and Landscape Department 



The appropriate use of trees, shrubs, vines, and Iierbaccous jjlants in tiie adornment of city, sub- 

 urban, or country home grounds gives a charm and beauty which arc interesting and pleasing to the 

 passcr-by as well as to the occupant of the house. 



Plants are a means of expressing restfulness and beauty. Their gradually changing aspect each 

 season lu i-liinis their pleasing effect and relieves monotony. The leaf, the branch, and the flower, 

 as well as t lu 1. n in . <( the plant, manifest a grace and beauty which art endeavors to copy. While art 

 cannot take the j^lace of nature, it plays an important part in teaciiing us to see and appreciate the 

 beauties of nature. Man should first prn\ ide I'm his ntcessil lis, tiion for comforts, and finally for 

 pleasures. In a new country such as ours, the adornment of grounds has received too little attention, 

 but a stage of de\ clopment has now been reached where Americans w ill gi\ e more attention to the 

 embellishment of their home grounds. 



The first essential in tlie a(!< irnment of a home area is the formation 0/ a suitable plan. In mak- 

 ing this plan, the priiRipal things to bv considered are the size of the area, the amount which the 

 owner feels able to expend for the inirpost', the soil, exposinx', elimalie eoiuiitions, peculiarities of the 

 site, and the style of treatment, wlietliei formal or natuiaL 1 ar,-e sui)url)an piaees or country estates 

 should, in order to maintain liarniony and unity, be treat<(l in tlie natural st\K-, while smaller places 

 of an acre or less, situated among others of like dimensions, ean Ix nnpo.N ed only b> the use of the 

 formal style. Hence, the two general styles of landscape -anlenin- iia\e been clc\ eloped. One of 

 these may be adopted, or both may be combined to suit the circumstances. 



Wliat Our Landscape Department Will Do For You 



Accjuaint us with your wishes and i)roblems, and we will arrange an inler\ le\\ for you witli one of 

 our Landscape Arcliitccts. If desired, he will call on you on your home grounds and give you expert 

 and [practical advice. He will prepare a comprehensive and attraetix t' plantiiif^ plan and estimate for 

 your approval. Upon your acceptance of plan and estimate, men in charge of comiJctent foremen, 

 under the supervision of the head of the Landscape Department, will begin ojjcrations to develop your 

 grounds in an economical and workmanlike manner. 



In Short! We furnish anything from a plant to a planting, with a guarantee 

 of the Cromwell Gardens Service behind it. 



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