LANDSCAPE PUBLIC GROUNDS 
BUSINESS OFFICES AND PLANTS 









Landscape planting around the office and grounds of Cities Service Refining Corp. of Lake Charles, La. 
THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPING THE 
BUSINESS GROUNDS! 
As new office buildings and business plants are 
being constructed and located in areas where they 
have more space and room for development, it has 
been considered good advertising and pleasing to the 
public who patronizes the products produced by the 
plant, to make their headquarters as attractive and 
inviting as possible. To accomplish this, the grounds 
are cleared of all rubbish, the open areas are graded 
and filled and planted to a nicely developed grass lawn. 
Shade trees, Evergreen shrubs and flowers are used 
to frame the buildings and lend beauty to the sur- 
roundings. It has resulted in lots of public grounds 
becoming as beautiful and well kept as the home- 
grounds. 
It is our recommendation that a Landscape Archi- 
tect be engaged to survey the grounds and develop 
plans before any planting is undertaken, then proceed 
with the beautification after the plans are made. This 
will give the most exacting results for the minimum 
expenditure, and of a lasting effect. 
Over a period of years, we have assisted in the 
development and planting of many public grounds, 
including those around Refineries, Manufacturing 
plants, Oil Stations, School and Church grounds, Col- 
lege Campus, Parks, Park-ways, Court-house, and City 
Hall grounds, etc. We take pride in each and all of 
those where we have had the pleasure of furnishing 
Plant materials, and they stand as a monument to 
those responsible for the efforts put forth. 
Hospital grounds, Cemetery developments, Large 
and small Public Housing projects have likewise re- 
ceived our attention, and throughout the Southwest 
our choice selection of Trees and Shrubbery has been 
used extensively in the beautification of these grounds. 
LIVING MEMORIALS—“TREES”’ 
There is no finer expression of gratitude to those 
we want to honor, than the planting of a Tree in the 
home grounds, in Parkways, School Campus grounds, 
Parks, Avenues, and estates. A tree creates a “Living 
Memorial” to those to be remembered—those who 
have sacrificed their lives in preserving a “Free Na- 
tion’”’, and those who have given of their time and 
efforts in the Services, or perhaps other merituous 
services performed. : 
An outstanding booklet—‘“Living Memorials’ as 
prepared and edited by a Committee of Nationally 
known Citizens is available, and will be gladly sent 
upon request. This booklet provides suggestions for 
individuals and organizations to plan Memorials in 
the form of City Parks, Play Grounds, Roadside 
Plantings, Rose Gardens, Arboretums, etc. It will be 
interesting and helpful in planning for a memorial 
development. 
