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OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



PICTURESQUE ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTO-HOUSE AND 



DRIVE 



This is a very pictorial arrangement of a back yard. Heavy 

 plantings of shrubbery form the border of the drive leading to the 

 aijto-house. The right-hand border consists of tall-growing 

 shrubs like Syringas, Lilacs, Weigelias, and Flowering Thorns. 

 The left-hand border of Spiraeas, Barberries, and Hydrangeas. The 

 road is macadam. Note the open lawn. 



I give on another page full instructions for making macadam 

 driveways, and I recommend their use on large properties. In 

 making these it must be remembered that the ideal sought is to 

 make them smooth and hard and impervious to water. In a good 

 macadam roadbed the various sizes of crushed stone knit together 

 and become thoroughly incorporated — that is to say, they are 

 virtually a solid block of stone. The surface should be shaped so 

 as to shed water. 



AN ORNAMENTAL TERRACE 



This mansion stands on a small eminence which is ter- 

 raced and reached by a flight of white marble steps. Naturally 

 this terrace becomes a very important feature of the landscape, 

 and it is treated somewhat after the nature of an open hearth. 

 The shoulder of the terrace is decorated with a series of urns 

 which, to a great extent, deceive the eye and make the terrace 

 look much higher than it really is. A row of small globular 

 evergreens would have the same effect and Thuya Globosa or 

 Tom Thumb or Hoveyii are frequently used for that purpose. 

 The latter has a beautiful golden color. The trees on the left of 

 the terrace are Pines and Spruce. On the right are some Ce- 

 lastrus Scandens or Bittersweet vines clambering on some na- 

 tive thorns. Note the open lawn and beautiful sky-line of 

 trees. 



A very pretty way of treating a terrace is to make it an 

 elevated garden, or what may be called a garden terrace. For 

 a mansion of the highest class the best treatment is to build 

 a retaining wall of material to harmonize with the house, 

 laying the coping slightly above the terrace, and on the coping 

 some nicely turned newel posts to support a balustrade or rail. 

 Inside of this rail a formal hedge, properly trimmed, gives 

 the proper garden finish, and then the area is laid out in 

 formal beds. Hardy, free-blooming perennials are the best to 

 use — such as dwarf Phlox, Sweet William, etc. The Baby 

 Rambler is also a good bedder for this purpose. 



