Small “Home Grounds 
Most Cape Cod homes are modest in their size and 
simple in their treatment of grounds. 
In the landscaping of these smaller homes this very 
simplicity, if it is to be attractive, involves the need 
for good taste and proper relationship of grounds to 
house. 
Limits of space and limits of expenditure necessi- 
tate the wisest choice of plant materials, and their 
proper placing. For example, fewer plants of low- 
growing kinds are needed for such foundation plant- 
ings. The taller kinds should be used along the bor- 
ders of the lot to give privacy, to frame good vistas, 
to provide attractive pictures that are enjoyed from 
within the house as well as from without. 
Exposure to salt-laden sea winds is often more of 
a problem than winter hardiness, and restricts plant 
selections to those kinds best fitted to survive. 
Naturally light sandy soils must be strengthened 
and properly prepared before planting is done, to 
assure lasting success. 
Service elements, driveways, walks, clothes-yards, 
should be kept to a practical minimum, to allow max- 
imum space for lawns, borders, gardens, fruit trees or 
whatever else may be desired. 
Competent advice at the start almost invariably 
saves money in the end, and gives you the pleasure 
and satisfaction of a job well done. 
The combination of long practical experience, 
sound technical training, and a thorough knowledge 
of plants, soils, and all landscape materials enables 
us to offer that competent advice. 
For some home grounds verbal recommendations 
and suggestions are all that may be needed. For 
others, where more intricate problems of grading, 
exposure, or special features are involved, it pays to 
have carefully studied plans prepared. Such plans 
serve as a definite working program to be carried out 
step by step as convenience or budget may dictate, 
but always working toward a well-considered com- 
plete objective. 
This is what the H. V. Lawrence Complete Land- 
scape Service offers to owners of homes, large and 
small, on and near Cape Cod. 
