24 GARDEN PLANNING 



On the other hand, with a southern aspect 

 the fore-court should not be stinted in space, 

 for it cannot be questioned that flowers about 

 the house front not only enhance the good 

 appearance of the house, but constitute a valu- 

 able charm in the outlook from the front 

 windows. 



A detached house should not be set centrally 

 in the width of the plot, because that would 

 divide the garden space on either side into two 

 equal portions not equally well conditioned 

 for flower culture. It is better to place it so 

 that the widest space is on the sunny side. 



When the ground falls toward the road- 

 way it may be desirable to place the house 

 on the higher ground at the back of the plot, 

 thus bringing the principal garden space to 

 the front. 



All these points call for careful consideration 

 before a decision is made, as upon that deci- 

 sion will depend the subsequent success or 

 non-success of the garden. 



Houses set askew — i. e., obliquely to the 

 garden boundaries — on small plots rarely 

 look well, and the arrangement creates no little 

 difficulty when the task of designing the garden 



