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PLANTING HOME GROUNDS 
“The charm of the Lawn is its spaciousness and appearance of expanse.” 
pansive with shrubs and trees grouped in the background 
and about the edges. Straight lines should be avoided in 
the arrangement of shade trees and shrubbery outlines. 
LAWNS. 
The chief charm of the lawn is its spaciousness and 
appearance of expanse. In arranging the lawn as an ap¬ 
proach to the house on an average City building site of 
50x140 feet one must very carefully avoid the introduc¬ 
tion of any feature which will reduce this appearance of 
expanse. 
Single and isolated shrubs and flower beds placed on 
a lawn tend to reduce this appearance of expanse and 
spaciousness, as do urns or pieces of garden furniture, 
especially when such features are placed in the center of 
the lawn area. 
