Section oi garden we designed and con¬ 
structed for Mr. and Mrs. R. F. D. Le Mon, 
Piedmont Pines. 
A Complete Landscape 
Organization 
The service of our Landscape Organization includes every phase of 
landscape development from the plan and design of the garden and 
grounds to the execution of construction and planting. Design is carried 
out in complete harmony with the architecture of the building and its 
natural surroundings. Quality materials are used throughout, including 
specimen trees selected from our large and varied assortment, to provide 
an immediate satisfying effect. In this way, it is not necessary to wait 
years before the garden presents a finished appearance. Our men are 
thoroughly experienced in planting methods and the proper handling of 
plant materials, as well as the installation of lawn sprinkling systems and 
the construction of retaining walls, driveways, pools, terraces, flagstones, 
etc. 
Costs are reasonable, and cost information is definite. Thus the owner 
knows what his investment will be. From our plan, sketches and specifi¬ 
cations he is able to make sure that the completed project will satisfy 
him on every point. 
LANDSCAPE PLAN 
IS ESSENTIAL 
It is as desirable to have a landscape plan in advance of planting as it 
is to provide a plan for the building of the home itself. The value of 
such a plan is apparent at once. There are many opportunities to save 
money and to avoid mistakes of a permanent character in the layout of 
even the most modest garden. 
Information regarding Landscape Design and Service 
is available to home owners and builders on the San 
Mateo Peninsula through our nursery at Allied Arts 
Guild, Menlo Park. 
The landscape plan should be made as early as the building plan and 
sometimes in advance of it. We find it often advisable to confer with 
the building architect, so that the home may be placed to advantage in 
the most appropriate setting. 
Many gardens are expensive to maintain because the owners, trying to 
save on initial costs, decided they could get along without a landscape 
plan. Perhaps they relied on ready-made plans “that just needed a little 
shifting around.” Perhaps they thought they could rough out what they 
had in mind themselves. When the garden is finally completed, all too 
often, the effect is different from that for which they had hoped and 
planned and maintenance costs are higher than they should be. Our 
Landscape Organization can prevent such disappointment. The client’s 
wishes are incorporated in the design to give individuality to the com¬ 
pleted project, resulting in a practical garden “custom made” to the 
measure of his desires. Indeed, whether the garden be costly or inexpen¬ 
sive, a landscape plan is the one solution for obtaining lasting beauty 
and true economy. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your own 
home surroundings with you. Telephone or write, and our Landscape 
representative will gladly call at your home. 
Hillside treatment in garden 
of Mr. and Mrs. Le Mon. 
Frederick L. Confer, 
Architect, 
designed the dwelling. 
One of three large oaks which were moved by our 
Landscape Organization in the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. 
A. W. Carlson, Piedmont. The tree pictured here 
weighed approximately 40 tons. It is shown one year 
later at the left in the picture of the Carlson residence 
on the opposite page. 
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