House & Garden’s 
LANDSCAPE PjLANS for the SMALL PLACE 
Good Planting Effects Do Not Necessarily Entail Large Expenditures, as 
These Two Schemes Serve to Demonstrate 
P LANNING, building and framing a 
home may be likened to creating, in a 
small way, a new heaven and a new earth. 
Especially is this the case with respect to the 
garden, the magic circle about the home. 
Many an owner who has spared no expense 
on the house itself snaps the bands of his 
pocketbook at the mere mention of beautify¬ 
ing the lot; yet the setting should lie worthy 
the jewel. He is not sting}'; he is simply 
unaware of the latent possibilities with which 
his plot of ground teems; that the initial out¬ 
lay will return in enjoyment a larger dividend 
than that derivable from a like amount ven¬ 
tured commercially. It is not so much a 
matter of money as of intelligent and well- 
directed effort. 
Two problems are presented in this article, 
which in each case represent actual conditions. 
The ideal manner of procedure is to plan 
the house and grounds simultaneously. But 
the usual way is to purchase a lot, build a 
house on it and let the grounds take care of 
themselves. 
In plan No. 1 is a house on a lot 60' by 
120', and typical of the suburbs of a large 
city. As the house is placed, the garage, 
driveway and service entrance face the north. 
The obviously best arrangement is a simple 
lawn at the rear which will serve as play 
space for the children, drying yard upon oc¬ 
casion, or a flower garden if desired. 
Since expense must be considered, all but 
the roughest work in making a garden should 
be done by the owners themselves. Here let 
me emphasize the importance of thorough soil 
preparation: Remove all gravelly subsoil to 
a depth of 8" for grass, 18" for shrubs, 
and 2' for flowers. Indeed, the entire 
area should be prepared—rather than 
holes dug for each individual plant— 
by filling in with good loam with which ~ 
is incorporated one-fourth its bulk of 
well-rotted manure. It is a waste of 
money and effort to put plants into 
poorly prepared soil. 
The back fence is constructed of 6' 
by 6" posts strung with woven wire, and 
Plan No. 1 is for a lot 60' x 120', the type generally found in suburban 
localities. The scheme for its development and for the development 
of the property on page 49 was designed by Elizabeth Leonard Strang, 
landscape architect, who also contributes the text 
with a board along the bottom. It is entirely 
screened by vines. In front of it are a num¬ 
ber of Lombardy poplars which help to 
secure privacy until such time as the shrubs 
attain the height of the fence. 
For these shrubs, in the spring, there is the 
vivid yellow of forsythia, flowering cherry and 
crab, choice hybrid lilacs, deutzia and peonies, 
fragrant mock orange and lemon lily. In 
summer are roses, tall white daisies, a maple 
for shade, and a plum tree for fruit. In the 
train of autumn come the snowberrv, high 
bush cranberry, scarlet thorn, and red hips 
of the Japanese rose. There is also the vivid 
red foliage of Japanese barberry, sumac and 
Virginia creeper; the rich bronze of Viburnum 
tomentosum, and the white flowering mass of 
Clematis paniculata. With winter come the 
fruits of the barberry and thorn, the orange- 
scarlet of the bittersweet and the green of 
the evonymus. The latter also relieves the 
barrenness of the north side of the house. 
Here a hedge of unclipped Regel’s privet 
separates the driveway from the adjoining lot. 
The front of the house looks particularly 
well in winter. Here are some arborvitae, 
and an edging of prostrate juniper. Against 
this green background in spring, the saffron 
of the crocus, the forsythia and daffodils, 
with a few porcelain blue hyacinths, look 
radiantly gay. This effect is succeeded by a 
combination of white Spiraea Van Houtteii, 
yellow iris, and lavender Darwin tulips. 
During midsummer it remains a restful green, 
to be enlivened in the autumn by the gold 
and white of Japanese anemones. 
The flower border at the side of the porch 
is .made up of forget-me-nots, English 
daisies, and early pink tulips, followed 
by pink peonies and spirea, iris of violet 
and purple and lavender-blue, and 
May-flowering tulips of pink and prim¬ 
rose. In June, early pink phlox l’Even- 
ement contrasts with the larkspur. 
Grapes shade the porch in late summer 
and in the border are purple and gold 
helenium, pink Japanese anemones, 
and yellow button chrysanthemum. 
PLANTING LIST FOR PLAN No. 1 
EVERGREENS 
INDEX , 
1. Thuya occidentalis, American arborvitae. I plant, 3 -3% . 
2. Thuya occidentalis var. Vervoeneana, arborvita. 1 . Com¬ 
pact, holds color in winter. 1 plant, l%-2' high. 
3. Thuya occidentalis var. blobosa, Globe arborvit®. 2 plants, 
12" high. 
4. Juniper us horizontalis, dwarf juniper. 10 plants, 1% -2 . 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
5. Acer platanoides, Norway maple. 3 plants, S’-10' high. 
6. Populus nigra var. Italica, Lombardy poplar. Screen to 
be removed as shrubs grow. 7 plants, 9'-U' high. 
7. Plum tree (or other fruit), var. Abundance. Large amber 
fruit. I plant, 4'-5' high. 
8. Prunus Japonica florepleno, double rose-flowered cherry. 
I plant, 3'-4' high. 
9. Malus floribunda. flowering crab. Carmine buds opening 
to white, single. 1 plant, 3'-4' high. 
10. Crataegus coccinea, native scarlet thorn, 
autumn. 1 plant, 3'-4' high. 
Red fruit in 
White flowers, 
large red" fruit autumn and winter. 4 plants, 3'-4'. 
12. Viburnum tomentosum, Japanese snowball. Dark bronze in 
autumn protect in exposed situations. 3 plants, 2 -3 . 
13. Rhus glabra, sumac. Vivid autumn red. 4 plants, 2 -3 . 
14. Philadelphus coronarius, fragrant mock orange. ... . 
flowers in June. 4 plants, 3'-4' high. 
15. Forsythia Fortuneii, Golden bell. 2 plants. 3'-4' high, 
lfi. Evonymus alata, corky-barked evonymus. Vivid autumn 
red, pendant pink fruits. 3 plants, 4'-5 high. 
17. Spiraea Van Houteii, Van Houtte's spires. White mass, 
forms good background for Darwin tulips or iris. 3 
plants, 2%'-3%' high. 
18. Syringa vulgaris, lilac. (A) Souvenir de Louis Spaethe. 1 
plant. 2'-3' high: (B) President Grevy, bluish lilac. 
1 plant, 2'-3' high; (C) Marie le Graye. large single 
white, 1 plant. 2'-3' high: (D) Syringa Persica, Per¬ 
sian lilac, 1 plant, 2%'-3%' high. 
. Berber is Thunbergii, Japanese barberry. Red color m au¬ 
tumn and berries lasting until spring. 10 plants, iva - 
. Symphor icarpos racemosus, snowberry. Small shrub, good 
green-white fruit in autumn. 3 plants, 2 -3 nigh. 
. Ligustrum Ibota, var. Regelianum, Ret'el’s pmet. A BMt- 
ful unclipped hedge, 2' apart. 50 plants, IS -24 ■ 
. Rose, Harrison's Yellow. Old-fashioned double yellow 
rose, blooms with larkspur. 1 plant, 3' high. 
. Rosa rugosa alba, white Japanese rose. Large red fruits 
in autumn. 4 plants, l}&'-2' high. 
. Deutzia Lcmoinei, hybrid deutzia. Smaller than spirea. 
good white background as well. 4 plants, 2 -2% high. 
VINES 
. Evonymus radicans, climbing evergreen evonymus. 14 
plants, 3 years old. „ 
. Ampelopsis Veitchii, Boston ivy. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
. Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Virginia creeper. Vivid autumn 
red. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
. Actimdia arguta, silver vine. Dark green foliage, very 
dense. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
i. Aristolochia Sipho, Dutchman's pipe. Immense green 
leaves, heavy growth. 2 plants. 2 years old. 
i. Celastrus scandens, bittersweet. Scarlet and orange winter 
fruits. 3 plants, 2 years old. 
. Clematis paniculata, Japanese Virgin s bower. Mantle of 
small white flowers in autumn. 1 plant 2 years old. 
:. Lonicera Halliana, Hall’s evergreen honeysuckle. Fragrant 
flowers, practically evergreen. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
3. Grapes: Catawba, small red, very sweet; Salem, large red. 
2 plants 3 years old. 
BULBS (Spring) 
4. Crocus, Mammoth Golden Yellow. 50 bulbs. 
>. Hyacinth, porcelain blue. 6 bulbs. 
5. Narcissus, large yellow trumpet, mixed. 100 bulbs. 
1. Early tulips. Cottage Maid, pink. 75 bulbs. 
L Darwin tulips. (A) Reverend Ewbank, lavender. 18 bulbs: 
(B) Moonlight, luminous yellow globes. 25 bulbs: (C) 
Clara Butt, salmon pink, 25 bulbs. 
PERENNIALS (Spring) 
. Myosotis ulpestris, Blue forget-me-not. 15 plants. 8" apart. 
. Beilis peiennis, English daisy. Pink and white. io 
plants, 8" apart. .. ... T n . 
. Iris Germanica, German iris. 12" apart. (A) Johan De¬ 
witt, standards violet, falls purple, 10 plants, 
Darius, standards yellow, falls lilac. 10 plants, (C> 
Pallida datmatica, large porcelain blue flower, 10 Plants 
. Spiraea Chinensis, pink herbaceous spirea. d plants, is 
apart. 
PERENNIALS (Summer) 
. Peony varieties. (A) Festiva maxima, large double whit®, 
flecked crimson; (B) Areas, single rose pink, 3 p , 
(C) Albiflora, white single, golden stamens, 4 plants. 
. Hemerocallis tlava, early lemon lily. Blooms with mock 
orange. 10 plants, 15" apart. 
. Delphinium, Gold Medal hybrids, larkspur, in tones or 
blue. 10 plants, 18" apart. . 
i. Fhlox varieties. 15" apart. (A) L Evenement early 
pink, with the larkspur, 5 plants; (B) Elizabeth 
Campbell, salmon overlaid pink. 10 plants; (C) Jeanne 
d'Arc, late-flowering, pure white _ 
. Chrysanthemum uliginosum. Giant daisy. Individual flowers 
like Shasta daisy, in tall clusters. 5 plants, 18 apart. 
PERENNIALS (Autumn) 
i. Anemone Japonica, Japanese anemone. 12" apart. (A) 
White, 15 plants; (B) Pink, 30 plants. 
1. Aster Novae-Angliae, royal purple New' England aster. 
Tall, vigorous. 10 plants, 12" apart. 
). Helenium autumnale, sneezeweel. Tall, showy, the most 
glorious autumn yellow. 20 plants, 12 apart. 
Hardy chrysanthemum. Small yellow button variety. o 
plants, 12" apart. 
ANNUALS 
2. Cosmos. Early pink and white. 6 plants, 2' apart. 
3. Calendulas. Sulphur yellow. 12 plants, 12 apart. 
4. Ageratum. Light blue. 24 plants, 8" apart. 
