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arshalls CERTIFIED 
Makes Planning Easy 
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Q As the space avail- 
able for an outdoor 
& living room is most 
a re) often square or rect- 
) r angular, the simplest 
Y plans for the outdoor 
& room are often laid 
along geometrical 
lines. In fact, very 
limited areas, where 
practically every part 
can be seen at a 
glance, can often be 
developed more 
pleasingly in some 
‘ formal _— straight-line 
manner. 




















Design... 
Landscape Design is, first of all, 
arrangement. Composition in any 
artistic work may be defined as the 
putting together of lines, masses 
and colors—for the purpose of se- 
curing harmony. 
The questions of size, shape, pro- 
portion, unity, architectural or hor- 
ticultural emphasis, privacy and 
the existing topography, are to be 
given careful consideration. 
In any picture or plan, the arrange- 
ment and relation of lines, masses and 
colors becomes a source of pleasure to 
the observer if the composition has been 
carefully worked out. The well-designed 
plan produces a planting which is attrac- 
tive, enjoyable, liveable and comfortable. 
The design is of primary importance, 
however, planting and selection of proper 
and adaptable plants is equally important 
in the execution of the design. Different 
localities, locations and situations require 
distinct and adaptable types of plants and 
materials. To attain satisfactory results, 
great care should be exercised in the suit- 
able selection of plant materials. 
Our trained staff of Landscape Design- 
ers have technical and practical knowl- 
edge as well. as years of actual experi- 
ence. They are qualified designers and 
are well acquainted with plants and mate- 
rials adapted and suited to all the terri- 
tory we serve. 
THE HOME... 
Planting adds Beauty and Value to your 
property. Five per cent of the building 
cost of a “HOME,” invested in shrubbery, 
vines, ornamental trees, evergreens and 
other ornamental material for exterior 
yard and lawn decorations, it is conceded, 
increases the value of the property at 
least 20 per cent. The home that is at- 
tractive is not long upon the market, for 
rental or investment. You, no doubt, 
have seen and enjoyed the loveliness of a 
home nestled in the beauty of a well 
planted grounds. Let us help create such 
a setting for you. 
THE FARM... 
Today the Farm Home can be planned 
and planted with the same results as ob- 
tained in city planting. You may have 
hesitated in attempting this step, but now 
you too may fulfill that desire, by letting 
us plan your landscape at a cost and in a 
way you can easily afford. 
PUBLIC GROUNDS... 
Marshalls have pioneered in the plant- 
ing of public grounds in the Mid-west. A 
list of the many types of public planning 
and plantings we have made in the last 
quarter century, are listed on the next 
page. We operate over a large territory 
and have sufficient calls to be able to 
maintain our high class landscape depart- 
ment and keep trained men busy with 
landscape work. No job is too large or 
too small for us to consider. 
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COLLEGE TRAINED LAND- 
SCAPE ARCHITECTS 
We have the best aggregation of talent 
in the way of experienced and college 
trained landscape designers in the Mid- 
west, and are thus capable and equipped 
to handle any kind of landscape construc- 
tion. 
We offer our customers an unequaled 
landscape service under the supervision 
of these men whose good judgment and 
good taste founded on technical and prac- 
tical knowledge, and actual experience, 
enables them to assist you in the de- 
velopment of your grounds, to obtain im- 
mediate results and permanent satisfac- 
tion. Plans go through a “Clinic” in our 
office for approval, regardless of the 
ability of the man who made the plan. 
This method provides the services of the 
organization for every landscape custom- 
er—A CERTIFIED SERVICE. 

Start the first year by planting 
about the foundation to soften 
the sharp lines of the house. 
Also plant trees for shade and 
beauty, so they may be growing. 
The second year plant shrubbery 
along the boundaries, to screen 
all views that are unsightly and 
unattractive. This will provide 
the foundation for an outdoor 
door living room, providing rose 
and perennial beds, additional © 
evergreens and garden features 
and furniture. 










room. The third year plant out- 
