July, 
1919 
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LANDSCAPE PLANS for the SMALL PLACE 
Good Planting Effects Do Not Necessarily Entail Large Expenditures, as 
these Three Schemes Serve to Demonstrate 
ELIZABETH LEONARD STRANG 
W HEN the dream of the prospective 
home-owner takes final shape, his 
ebullient gratification is pardonable. But 
every woman knows that a house is never 
finished, though the spirit that pervades it be 
perfection itself. 
Planning, 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 ex¬ 
pense on the house itself snaps the bands of 
his pocketbook at the mere mention of beau¬ 
tifying the lot; yet the setting should be 
worthy the jewel. He is not stingy; he is 
simply unaware of the latent possibilities 
with which his plot of ground teems; that 
the initial outlay will return in enjoyment a 
larger dividend than that derivable from a 
like amount ventured commercially. It is 
not so much a matter of money as of intel¬ 
ligent and well-directed effort. 
Three problems are presented in this arti¬ 
cle, 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. 
Scheme No. 1 
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 occasion, or a flower 
garden if desired. 
Since expense must be considered, 
all but the roughest work in making a pi 
garden should be done by the owners can 
themselves. Here let me emphasize the 
-SCAt-E. IN r£ET 
No. 1 is for a 60' x 120' lot. Exclusive of labor, most of 
be done by the owners themselves, the planting will cost 
S74 to S106 
importance of thorough soil preparation: Re¬ 
move 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 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 forsvthia, 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 snowberry, 
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 flower¬ 
ing mass of Clematis paniculata. With win¬ 
ter come the fruits of the barberry and thorn, 
the orange-scarlet of the bittersweet and the 
green of the evonymus. The latter also re¬ 
lieves the barrenness of the north side of the 
house. Here a hedge of unclipped Regel’s 
privet separates the driveway from the ad¬ 
joining lot. 
The Front Planting 
The front of the house looks particu¬ 
larly well in winter. Here are some 
arborvitse, and an edging of prostrate 
juniper. Against this green background 
r ,,f j in spring, the saffron of the crocus, the 
“from forsvthia and daffodils, with a few 
porcelain blue hyacinths, look radiantly 
PLANTING LIST FOR PLAN No.l 
EVERGREENS 
INDEX 
1. Thuya occidentalis, American arborvita?. 1 plant, 3'—3 Yz' 
high. 
2. Thuya occidentalis var. Vcrvceneana, arborvita?. More com¬ 
pact than type, holds its color in winter. 1 plant, l 1 /*' 
—-2' high. 
3. Thuya occidentalis var. globosa, Globe arborvita?. 2 plants, 
12" high. 
4. Juniperus horizontalis, dwarf juniper. 10 plants, IV>' —2' 
high. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
5. Acer platanoides, Norway maple. Compact street tree for 
cities. 3 plants, 8'—10' high. 
6. Populus nigra var. Italica, Lombardy poplar. Screen to be 
removed as shrubs grow. 7 plants, 9' —11' high. 
7. Plum tree (or other fruit), var. Abundance. Large amber 
fruit. 1 plant, 4'—5' high. 
8. Prunus Japonica floreplcno, double rose-flowered cherry. 1 
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. Red fruit in au¬ 
tumn. 1 plant, 3'—4' high. 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
11. Viburnum opulus, high bush cranberry. White flowers, large 
transparent red fruit in autumn and winter. 4 plants, 
3'—4' high. 
12. Viburnum tomentosum, Japanese snowball. Dark bronze in 
autumn, protect in exposed situations. 3 plants, 2'—3' 
high. 
13. Rhus glabra, sumac. The most vivid autumn red. 4 plants, 
2'—3' high. 
14. Philadelphus coronarius, fragrant mock orange. White flow¬ 
ers in June. 4 plants, 3'—4' high. 
15. Forsytliia Fortuneii, Golden bell. The most vivid spring 
yellow. 2 plants, 3'—4' high. 
16. Evonymus alata, corky-barked evonymus. Vivid autumn 
red, pendant pink fruits, very striking. 3 plants, 4' — 
5' high. 
17. Spiriea Van Houttcii, Van Houtte’s spirea. White mass, 
forms good background for Darwin tulips or iris. 3 
plants, 2^'—3 Mj' 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. 
19. Berberis Thunbergii, Japanese barberry. Red color in auj 
tumn and berries lasting until spring. 10 plants, IVz' 
—2' high. 
20. Symphoricarpos racemosus, snowberry. Small shrub, good 
green-white fruit in autumn. 3 plants, 2'—3' high. 
21. Ligustrum Ibota, var. Regel ianum, Regel's privet. A grace¬ 
ful unclipped hedge, 2' apart. 50 plants, 18"—2 4" 
high. 
22. Rose, Harrison's Yellow. Old-fashioned double yellow rose, 
blooms witli larkspur. 1 plant, 3' high. 
23. Rosa rugosa alba, white Japanese rose. Large red fruits in 
autumn. 4 plants, IV 2 ' —2' high. 
2 4. Deutzia Lcmoinei, hybrid deutzia. Smaller than spirea. 
good white background as well. 4 plants, 2'— 2V 2 ' 
high. 
VINES 
2 5. Evonymus radicans, climbing evergreen evonymus. 14 plants, 
3 years old. 
26. Ampelopsis Veitchii, Boston ivy. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
2 7. Ampelopsis quinquef olia, Virginia creeper. Vivid autumn 
red, 2 plants, 3 years old. 
2 8. Actinidia arguta, silver vine. Dark green foliage, very 
dense. 2 plants, 3 years old. 
29. Aristolochia Sipho, Dutchman's pipe Immense green leaves, 
heavy growth, 2 plants, 2 years old. 
30. Celaslrus scandens. bittersweet. Scarlet and orange winter 
fruits. 3 plants, 2 years old. 
31. Clematis paniculata, Japanese Virgin's bower. Mantle of 
small white flowers in autumn. 1 plant, 2 years old. 
32. Lonicera Halliana, Hall’s evergreen honeysuckle. Fragrant 
flowers, foliage practically evergreen. 2 plants, 3 years 
old. 
33. Grapes; Catawba, small red, very sweet; Salem, large red 
2 plants 3 years old. 
BULBS (Spring) 
3 4. Crocus, Mammoth Golden Yellow. 50 bulbs. 
35. Hyacinth, porcelain blue. 6 bulbs. 
36. Narcissus, large yellow trumpet, mixed. 100 bulbs. 
3 7. Early tulips. Cottage Maid, pink. 75 bulbs. 
38. Darwin tulips. (A) Reverend Ewbank, lavender, 18 bulbs; 
(B) Moonlight, luminous yellow globes, 2 5 bulbs; (C) 
Clara Butt, salmon pink, 2 5 bulbs. 
PERENNIALS (Spring) 
3 9. Myosotis alpestris. Blue forget-me-not. 15 plants, 8" apart. 
40. Beilis pcrennis , English daisy. Pink and white. 15 plants, 
8" apart. 
41. Iris Germanica, German iris. 12" apart. (A) Johan De¬ 
witt, standards violet, falls purple, 10 plants; (B) 
Darius, standards yellow, falls lilac, 10 plants; (C) 
Pallida dalmatica, large porcelain blue flower. 10 plants. 
42. Spiraea Cliinensis, pink herbaceous spirea. 5 plants, 18" 
apart. 
PERENNIALS (Summer) 
43. Peony varieties. (A) Festiva maxima, large double white, 
flecked crimson; (B) Areos, single rose pink, 3 plants; 
(C) Albiflora, white single, golden stamens, 4 plants. 
4 4. Hemerocallis flava, early lemon lily. Blooms with mock 
orange. 10 plants. 15" apart. 
4 5. Delphinium, Gold Medal hybrids, larkspur, in tones of 
blue. 10 plants, 18" apart. 
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