20 SUBURBAN GARDENS 
winds are to be expected and plan for these as 
well as for the sun. 
The essential thing is never to adopt any 
plan, however convenient and interesting it 
may be, that has not been developed with this 
thought of exposure for your own particular 
location particularly in mind; and the right ex- 
posure for both comfort and health insured in 
its working out. Which makes the ready-made 
plan about as useful in most instances, how- 
ever meritorious it may be in itself, as nothing 
at all. Only for what they may suggest to the 
prospective builder are such designs worth the 
effort or money spent on them; however, as 
they are frequently thus a source of real in- 
spiration, we must allow that they have their 
value and a place in the world’s economy. 
The entire design and the final effect of the 
ground or garden treatment of any place will 
depend, then, upon fixing the situation of the 
house to the best advantage. Of course there 
is no universal rule to govern this initial step, 
but there are two fairly safe guides which 
might be called near-rules. Here is the first: 
If the long and narrow house be chosen — or 
demanded by conditions — place it at the ex- 
treme side limit of the lot and keep its width 
to twenty-five feet or under. When I say at 
the extreme side limit of the lot, I mean just 
