PUBLISHER'S PREFACE 



There are several justifications for the 

 appearance of a book on Garden Planning. 

 One is the meagre treatment the subject has 

 heretofore received as compared with the more 

 mechanical phases of garden making — plant- 

 ing, cultivating, etc. Another is the vital, 

 though often unappreciated, importance of the 

 subject, especially in this day of countryward, 

 outdoorward tendencies. The significance of 

 the cash valuation of the work of the land- 

 scape architect when contrasted with that of 

 the gardener is not often grasped. 



This volume, however, is designed for those 

 who are not inclined to make use of the 

 services of a professional garden designer. 

 Either excessive cost or intense personal 

 interest in the development of the home 

 grounds may elfect this result. In either case he 

 who plans his own garden will do well to famil- 

 iarize himself with the principles, methods, 

 and probable results as set forth herein. 



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