THB GRBBNING LANDSCAPE COMPANY, MONROE, MICHIGAN 



A DOUBLE REVERSE CURVE 



This park scene is on rolling ground, which fact explains 

 the double-reverse in the driveway. It follows a natural ravine 

 and winds around the hillocks to avoid abrupt grades. This 

 satisfies our sense of propriety in such things, and even adds a 

 peculiar charm to the landscape. On level ground only one re- 

 verse would be permissible, for curves do not please when they 

 are obviously put in for effect. 



The tall trees in this scene are Maples and Elms, the shrubs 

 in white bloom are Spiraea Van Houttei and the others are Rosa 

 Rugosa, Berberis Vulgaris and Thunbergii, Philadelphus, Syringa, 

 Deutzia and Viburnum. 



Few people realize the beauty of the Rosa Rugosa as a sub- 

 ject for shrubbery borders in large masses. The foliage is abun- 

 dant, crinkled, end cf a glossy green; and above all it is practically 

 immune from the attacks of insects. 



ENTRANCE TO A WOODED COPSE 



On each side of the entrance to this wooded copse is a 

 border of hardy perennial flowers and ornamental grasses, which 

 serves as a foil for the lawn and sharply defines the outline. 

 The border consists of Yucca, Iris, Phlox, Delphinium, Shasta 

 Daisy, Pyrethrum, Boltonia and Coreopsis. They give a great 

 variety of color and succession of bloom. 



In this picture we want to show the beauty of natural and 

 cultivated effects as practiced by the Greening Pictorial System. 

 Any cluster of trees and undergrowth may be treated in this 

 manner, irrespective of the size of the estate; nor does it make 

 any difference how small or large the trees are. In order to fill 

 out the ground-cover and make it look more mature in finish 

 many woody shrubs are used, care being taken to select kinds 

 that do well in the shade. There is a way of treating such 

 natural scenes to intensify their sylvan appearance, and the 

 art must be practiced in accordance with the science of silvi- 

 culture. 



Many of the large English estates are treated in this way, 

 and as we leave the lawn area we plunge at once into a thick 

 woods filled with birds and squirrels and, in some cases, with 

 antlered game. The lawns are mowed with horse-power ma- 

 chines and look somewhat like an American meadow in May. 

 They are green enough but quite coarse. 



Plate 57. A Double Iteverse Curve 



Plate 58. JKutrance to ii Wooded Copse 



