NOVELTY AND GENERAL CATALOG 
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Landscape Gardener 
It is well-conceded that to build a house, it is not alone the builder that is necessary, 
but an architect first, to conceive, design and formulate a specification for building such 
a house as the owner requires. 
So it is just as important for anyone building a garden to employ a landscape gar¬ 
dener or architect to prepare and form the proper plans and specifications for the im¬ 
provement of the grounds, for otherwise if this is done by guesswork only, naturally it 
would have to be changed over and over again at double or triple cost with no result 
whatever obtained. 
First to Consider 
In the first place, the wishes of the owner are to be consulted, also the purpose for 
which the grounds are to serve. For instance, if it is to be a summer residence alone, then 
only such trees, shrubs and plants should be selected that make the best showing at the 
time of the year when the house is occupied and the garden mostly used. 
If it is an all-the-year-round residence, then all the features that the property is 
capable of developing should be considered, so that either summer or winter, spring or 
fall, there is an abundance of material that will enhance the beauty of the ground and 
keep the owner interested in the home grounds. 
Combine Useful with Ornamental 
But not only the ornamental section, but the useful part should not be neglected, and 
ample provision be made for vegetable and fruit gardens, so that the grounds would yield 
all the advantages that could be produced. 
Locating of Buildings 
The operation in developing the grounds that should follow each other in this rota¬ 
tion first of all, if the grounds are entirely new and unimproved, and no buildings 
existing on the same, is the locating of residence, stable or garage and other outbuildings, 
conservatories and greenhouses, the main pleasure garden, flower garden, vegetable and 
fruit garden, the latter two being combined together for practical purposes. 
Road Building 
After the location of buildings, next in order is to locate and begin building the 
Proper loads. While the roads are being' built, the general or rough grading should 
begin, so the grading of the ground conforms to the roads which should be able to be 
in shape as soon as they are built, to cart back and forth whatever material needs shifting. 
Planting of Trees, Etc. 
After finishing the grading, which should be done thoroughly, the next operation is 
the planting of trees and shrubs, there should be plenty of good soil which is necessary 
for the good growth of everything that is planted on the ground, including the lawns. 
Proper Selection and Distribution 
The proper selection and judicious distribution of the various trees, shrubs and plants 
should not be lost sight of, and the very best material used. For, remember that a poor 
variety of a tree or shrub takes just as much and more care than a good one and will 
retard, and, perhaps, never attain the perfection and result that was desired, for remem¬ 
ber, there is nothing cheap in nature, and whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well. 
