From the oak-shaded 
terrace there is an 
unobstructed view of 
Oakland and 
San Francisco Bay. 
In designing the garden of Mr. and 
Mrs. A. W. Carlson, Piedmont, our 
Landscape Organization was called upon 
to provide a suitable setting for a large 
dwelling elevated on an exposed point 
with the ground sloping sharply away 
on three sides. The situation con- 
manded a superb view in all directions. 
Since the boundaries of the property 
reached down to natural woods on two 
sides and one large native oak was 
already in an important position in the 
rear, an informal treatment was indi¬ 
cated. 
Sunlight filtering through oak 
branches creates changing 
patterns on the stone steps 
of the side entrance. 
A dry wall festooned with alpine 
plants, and stone steps leading to 
a terrace under the oak provide 
an interesting treatment of 
a short, steep slope. 
Landscape plan of the Carlson gardens 
designed and executed by our 
Landscape Organization. 
Federal Housing Administration funds 
are available for financing your garden 
development, at moderate cost and under 
exceedingly favorable terms. This applies 
not only to the purchase and planting of 
ornamental shrubs, but includes such im¬ 
provements as grading and planting lawns, 
installing sprinkler systems, sidewalks, 
private curbs and driveways, in fact, 
every phase of landscaping development. 
Money is available to cover both the pur¬ 
chase price of materials and the neces¬ 
sary labor. (The Act does not cover the 
purchase of fruit trees and berry vines 
for commercial planting.) 
No down payment is required. Loans 
up to $2,000 for landscaping development 
and beautification of home surroundings 
are permitted. Payment is in convenient 
monthly installments. 
Our Landscape Organization will 
gladly give you complete information 
about FHA financing. At the very at¬ 
tractive FHA terms, a moderate amount 
of money invested now in your garden 
will repay you many times over — in 
greater enjoyment, as well as in the 
increase in the physical value of your 
property. 
We moved in three large oak trees 
to positions where they would form a 
setting for the dwelling and provide in¬ 
teresting masses of light and shade 
without obstructing the view in any 
direction. The location of these trees 
was the key to the design of the entire 
garden. Fortunately the owners, the 
building architects and our landscape 
architect worked together on this prob¬ 
lem before construction of the home 
was begun. As the happy result of this 
cooperation, the completed garden (as 
evidenced by the pictures on this page) 
gives the impression of having been 
developed over a long period of years 
instead of actually being one year’s 
work. 
Residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carlson, 
Piedmont; Williams and Wastell, architects. 
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