Municipal and Public Plantings. We 
prepare topographical plans with grade- 
levels, for City Parks, Cemeteries, City 
Additions, Court House Grounds, and all 
large Landscape undertakings. We treat 
any property requiring artistic develop¬ 
ment, whether it be the modest city or 
suburban home, the largest country estate, 
summer hotel, country club, sanitarium, 
school, college, factory or avenue. The 
cost of surveys, plans, etc. is nominal, and 
scheduled in proportion to the size of the 
grounds of the proposed development. 
Your inquiries are solicited and each will 
receive our careful attention. 
Personal Visit Advisable. We particul¬ 
arly advise that one of our Landscape Ar¬ 
chitects make a personal visit to your 
property if you live in South Texas or 
Southwestern Louisiana. Although we are 
sure our plans handled through the mail 
will be satisfactory, it is only natural that 
better results can be obtained through a 
personal survey. 
Our specialties are, thoroughness, reli¬ 
ability, honest service, and furnishing the 
best Landscape Material we can grow at 
a reasonable price. You are welcome to 
our friendly advice at all times without 
charge. 
Make Your Garden Up-to-Date. We 
also re-arrange old Grounds, giving them 
an artistic touch; remove or harmonize 
discordant features; remodel the deformed 
and make the commonplace beautiful. 
No matter where you live the plants 
that we will recommend for your Garden 
will include only those which will thrive 
in your locality, and we try to make your 
garden up-to-date by including some of 
the newer and different ornamentals in 
your planting. 
All Types of Gardens should be en¬ 
closed and all are increased in beauty if 
they have large shrubs and trees surround¬ 
ing them to break the sky line. Care 
should be taken to place the trees so that 
they will not shade the entire garden, yet 
one or two shady spots will not be of dis¬ 
advantage for they admit the use of many 
desirable shade loving plants. Shrubs 
and Trees should also be used to screen 
out undesirable objects or to frame an in¬ 
teresting view beyond the garden which 
may be made a feature worth emphasizing. 
Rock Gardens are a very difficult type 
of development unless a location is 
available, which is naturally and par¬ 
ticularly suitable to this type of plant¬ 
ing. An uneven or hilly piece of ground 
is more desirable and should be large 
enough so as not to appear cramped or 
unnatural. The study of nature will bene¬ 
fit greatly in the development of this 
garden. Notice that but one kind of rock 
is usually found in one area, of one color 
and all either stratified ledges or boulders, 
latter being approximately two-thirds 
buried in the soil. Streams add interest 
and may form the inlet to a pool. A 
recent development is the formal rock 
garden, in which stratified rocks are used 
as paving and walls, with plants placed be¬ 
tween the stones, and in which pools are 
formal and geometric in shape. Various 
levels in the form of terraces, wide or 
narrow, add interest to these gardens. 
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