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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  September, 
  1907 
  

  

  Break 
  the 
  Monotony 
  with 
  Heavy 
  Striking 
  Masses 
  Which 
  Serve 
  Excellently 
  in 
  Improving 
  

   the 
  General 
  Appearance 
  of 
  the 
  Grounds 
  

  

  dom 
  and 
  more 
  in 
  harmony 
  with 
  the 
  spirit 
  of 
  the 
  drive. 
  Do 
  

   not 
  crowd 
  it 
  with 
  detail 
  that 
  requires 
  time 
  and 
  study 
  to 
  ap- 
  

   preciate, 
  but 
  rather 
  break 
  the 
  monotony 
  with 
  heavy, 
  striking 
  

   masses, 
  which 
  can 
  perform 
  important 
  functions 
  in 
  the 
  general 
  

   building 
  of 
  the 
  grounds. 
  The 
  inside 
  of 
  a 
  curve 
  should 
  

   always 
  have 
  some 
  planting 
  to 
  prevent 
  the 
  desire 
  to 
  cut 
  cross- 
  

   corner 
  while 
  still 
  inviting 
  to 
  surprises 
  further 
  on. 
  

  

  An 
  architectural 
  erection, 
  designed 
  as 
  prescribed 
  by 
  the 
  

   style 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  adds 
  stateliness 
  and 
  beauty 
  to 
  an 
  entrance. 
  

   The 
  planting 
  should, 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  possible, 
  make 
  the 
  immediate 
  

   surroundings 
  a 
  part 
  by 
  itself, 
  and 
  always 
  out 
  of 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  

   house. 
  The 
  tall 
  evergreens 
  have 
  a 
  very 
  signal 
  effect, 
  and 
  

   the 
  dwarf 
  varieties, 
  artistically 
  arranged, 
  are 
  of 
  inestimable 
  

   value 
  in 
  creating 
  a 
  permanent 
  for- 
  

   mality 
  so 
  desirable 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  place. 
  

   If 
  possible, 
  there 
  should 
  be 
  a 
  sep- 
  

   arate 
  entrance 
  from 
  a 
  minor 
  thor- 
  

   oughfare 
  for 
  the 
  service 
  drive, 
  

   which 
  is 
  distinctly 
  for 
  the 
  accommo- 
  

   dation 
  of 
  kitchen, 
  coal-chute, 
  re- 
  

   frigerator, 
  stable 
  and 
  pit. 
  At 
  any 
  

   rate, 
  never 
  allow 
  the 
  carriage 
  drive 
  

   to 
  pass 
  the 
  service 
  parts 
  of 
  a 
  place, 
  

   perhaps 
  forcing 
  the 
  passer 
  to 
  peep 
  

   into 
  the 
  domestic 
  ways 
  of 
  the 
  em- 
  

   ployees 
  or 
  to 
  scan 
  the 
  family 
  wash 
  

   sunning 
  on 
  the 
  laundry 
  green. 
  The 
  

   carriage 
  drive 
  should 
  approach 
  the 
  

   house 
  parallel 
  with 
  its 
  lines, 
  and 
  its 
  

   immediate 
  settings 
  should 
  be 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  study 
  of 
  house 
  design, 
  never 
  

   neglecting 
  to 
  pave 
  the 
  portion 
  

   where 
  the 
  horses 
  stand 
  under 
  the 
  

   porte 
  cochere 
  with 
  cement 
  or 
  other 
  

   washable 
  material 
  supplied 
  with 
  a 
  

   drain. 
  

  

  Although 
  a 
  drive 
  is 
  usually 
  requi- 
  

   site, 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  a 
  necessary 
  evil 
  in 
  a 
  

   landscape, 
  and 
  yet 
  should 
  be 
  as 
  

   inconspicuous 
  as 
  possible, 
  always 
  

   occupying 
  a 
  position 
  bordering 
  or 
  

   dividing 
  parts 
  of 
  grounds. 
  Never 
  

  

  adapt 
  the 
  landscape 
  to 
  the 
  drive, 
  

   but 
  the 
  drive 
  to 
  the 
  landscape. 
  If 
  

   you 
  have 
  a 
  soft, 
  open 
  lawn, 
  do 
  not 
  

   cut 
  it 
  with 
  the 
  hard 
  lines 
  of 
  the 
  

   drive, 
  but 
  rather 
  blend 
  the 
  drive 
  in 
  

   its 
  borders, 
  making 
  it 
  a 
  seemingly 
  

   natural 
  part 
  of 
  its 
  composition, 
  

   showing 
  no 
  evidence 
  of 
  the 
  material 
  

   cuts 
  or 
  fills, 
  engineering 
  difficulties 
  

   or 
  signs 
  of 
  other 
  efforts 
  in 
  its 
  

   construction, 
  but 
  appearing 
  in 
  har- 
  

   monious 
  formation 
  with 
  its 
  adjoin- 
  

   ings, 
  as 
  if 
  nature 
  had 
  shaped 
  its 
  

   position 
  and 
  course. 
  It 
  being 
  a 
  

   means 
  to 
  an 
  end, 
  make 
  it 
  a 
  pleasing 
  

   and 
  attractive 
  one, 
  a 
  perfect 
  fea- 
  

   ture 
  and 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  larger 
  

   scheme, 
  possessing 
  individual 
  charm 
  

   and 
  beauty, 
  introducing 
  and 
  reflect- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  tastes 
  to 
  be 
  expected 
  at 
  the 
  

   end. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  interesting 
  to 
  study 
  roads 
  

   and 
  drives 
  from 
  the 
  point 
  of 
  view 
  

   just 
  stated. 
  The 
  observing 
  ruralist 
  

   will 
  find 
  much 
  to 
  interest 
  and 
  in- 
  

   struct 
  in 
  taking 
  notes 
  of 
  such 
  mat- 
  

   ters. 
  More 
  important 
  and 
  helpful 
  

   will 
  be 
  the 
  training 
  and 
  judgment 
  

   that 
  one 
  will 
  unconsciously 
  acquire. 
  Comparatively 
  few 
  

   persons 
  understand 
  there 
  is 
  an 
  art 
  of 
  road 
  designing 
  that 
  is 
  

   quite 
  distinct 
  from 
  road 
  making. 
  Even 
  the 
  latter 
  is 
  hardly 
  

   understood 
  as 
  it 
  should 
  be; 
  but 
  the 
  former 
  is 
  almost 
  com- 
  

   pletely 
  unknown 
  and 
  unappreciated 
  because 
  the 
  fundamental 
  

   principles 
  underlying 
  it 
  are 
  not 
  generally 
  recognized. 
  

  

  The 
  road 
  should 
  be 
  designed 
  exactly 
  as 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  de- 
  

   signed 
  and 
  the 
  floral 
  planting. 
  It 
  is 
  true 
  the 
  road 
  has 
  a 
  utili- 
  

   tarian 
  use, 
  but, 
  in 
  rural 
  regions, 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  beauty 
  use 
  that 
  is 
  

   often 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  kind. 
  A 
  road 
  should 
  be 
  more 
  

   than 
  a 
  mere 
  line 
  between 
  two 
  points, 
  but 
  should, 
  in 
  its 
  form, 
  

   its 
  direction 
  and 
  the 
  planting 
  on 
  its 
  borders, 
  directly 
  con- 
  

   tribute 
  itself 
  to 
  the 
  esthetic 
  effect 
  of 
  the 
  scene. 
  

  

  The 
  Foliage 
  of 
  a 
  Deciduous 
  Tree 
  Is 
  Very 
  Effective 
  in 
  Front 
  of 
  the 
  Darker 
  

   and 
  Stronger 
  Evergreens 
  

  

  