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GARDEN PLANNING 



conditions and yield their harvest of blossom. 

 The outlines they create under such treatment 

 blend softly with the turf, and are far more 

 sightly than the hard edges fresh from the 

 trimming tool. 



I have already made it clear that the garden 

 design must grow out of the garden itself, 

 and this is only another way of saying that 

 the garden must harmonize with its site and 

 surroundings. There may be some conspicuous 

 natural feature on the site which would furnish 

 a theme for the designer — a knoll, a drop in 

 level, or the presence of a natural pond or 

 stream. Whatever it be, it may be utilized 

 as a basis on which to build up the other details. 

 The house also may provide the theme, and 

 then the garden must be designed to harmonize 

 with its outlines and character. 



A house permitted to stand up bleak and 

 naked from an expanse of gravel or turf will 

 always wear an aspect of aloofness from the 

 garden. The first care of the designer, there- 

 fore, should be to fill in the angles where the 

 house rises above the ground, either by the 

 use of shrubs, or by placing borders against 

 the house wall, as circumstances may dictate. 



