
AN has always felt a strong desire to live in a peaceful and comfortable environment; an environment which satisfies his own 
particular needs. He wants a home which meets his personal requirements, filled with the comforts and associations upon which 
the family depends. He wants grounds which afford the opportunities for pleasant living, seclusion and recreation. To obtain comfort 
and ease, all the factors which enter into one’s environment must be reasonably integrated—soft, pleasant, harmonious. In some measure, 
their accomplishment is the real need of all people. 
The realization of these desires is possible to everyone in some degree. It is the purpose of the following pages to present a very few of 
the many elements which are at everyone’s disposal; pictures of some plant materials and examples of their employment; the use of light 
and shade, mass and line, color and fragrance of growing plants. 
