LANDSCAPE PUBLIC GROUNDS 
BUSINESS OFFICES AND PLANTS 


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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. 
PLAN GROUNDS BEFORE PLANTING 
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, ete. 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. 
THE JOY OF BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS 
The Well designed Yard and Fruitful Garden give 
an incomparable joy in living in the Home and Out 
of Doors. 
Wherever there is a Garden there will be found 
a home rich in contentment. The beauty and mystery 
of flowers never palls on our fancy from childhood 
to old age. Nursery rymes, children’s stories, nature, 
poetry and literature abound with praise of Flowers. 
They inspire the expression of the finest emotions 
of which we are capable. 
A small investment in Plant material will increase 
the value of your property far beyond the actual 
amount invested, and your improvement is permanent. 
Instead of taking depreciation in planting, you receive 
larger returns in increased Beauty and value every 
year. 
There is joy and recreation in earing for the 
grounds and making intimate friends with the plants 
and flowers. These Associations will enrich your life 
and relieve the monotony of ordinary living. It is not 
difficult to do or is not so expensive. You can get 
all the help you need from Griffing Nurseries. Plan 
to do a little each year and in the end, you will have 
the ideal home grounds to enjoy. 
