The ”Back Yard” Passes—Now It Becomes 
An Outdoor Living Boom 
I N the average home building lot, there 
are two sizable spaces left after the 
home is erected—the “front yard” and 
“back yard.” There are many who dislike 
the term “back yard” for it calls to mind 
memories of yards as well left unseen. Per¬ 
haps because away from public view, the 
back yard was for a long time just a yard, 
unadorned and all too frequently neglected. 
It was everything that the outdoor living 
room is not; it presented no beauty for en¬ 
joyment; it was not a particularly pleasing 
thing to look into from rear windows of the 
house, not a place to take guests. There was 
no privacy to be found there. 
The “back yard” is the ugly duckling of 
an age gone by. 
Today it shines in resplendent new dress 
The finest and most attractive of plants are 
gathered there, arranged in living walls to 
shut out the discordant world and create the 
loveliest of home pictures. Its carpets or 
rugs glow in rich, living green—the decora¬ 
tive scheme changes with the hours of the 
day and seasons, and it is always lovely to 
look upon, within and without. The “back 
yard” becomes a living room outdoors. 
HOW TO PLAN 
The outdoor living room has possibilities 
for personal expressions which are practically 
unlimited. In the three drawings the land¬ 
scape artist has suggested three distinct 
styles of arrangement. 
If you wish to reserve a space for a vege¬ 
table garden, a flower garden, a rock garden 
and pool, the location of these features is 
first to be given consideration in making 
your plan. 
Evergreens are essential in all of 
these plans, both as a background to 
the garden itself and outline to the 
various sections of it, and for the 
permanent winter and summer beauty 
which Evergreens provide. 
LANDSCAPE SERVICE 
We do not maintain a landscape de¬ 
partment and do not carry out design¬ 
ing or planting contracts. However, 
we are in touch with leading landscape 
architects in various communities and 
will gladly refer you to someone quali¬ 
fied to handle your problems. 
The semi-formal plan provides a formal garden and 
with space for a vegetable garden 
.4 more or less formal treatment with 
evergreen hedges and background 
The naturalistic treatment combining an evergreen bor¬ 
der with a pool and rock garden 
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