
The beauty of appropriate plantings add to the charm of this attractive home. 
BRING THE LIVING ROOM - OUT DOORS 
Home Grounds Should Have Privacy 
A sense of privacy in the yard, some shelter from 
the public gaze, is much to be desired. This partial 
seclusion can readily be secured through taller plant- 
ings made along the lot boundaries. 
Within this sheltering ‘‘wall-of-green’ there are 
ideal locations, in an inner border, for flowering 
plants and garden features. 
You Can Develop Your Yard So That 
it Invites Use 
An open central area of well-kept lawn beckons 
the foot-steps. A shapely tree or two for protection 
, with suitable garden seat or chairs in their cool shad- 
ows will create a lure to the garden that is irresistible. 
Children play safely in such a foliage-protected 
yard and the entire household turns gratefully to such 
surroundings for healthful pleasure and recreation. 

The Out Door Living Room 
The style for beauty, seclusion and use outside the 
home is upon us—and this new style finds its most 
charming expression in the Modern Outdoor Living 
Room. 
Right in your own home yard, no matter what its 
size, there is an opportunity to create a shelter-spot. 
There, in sheltered seclusion, you can find rest and 
ease in the quiet beauty of the out-of-doors. 
A delightful “outofdoors living room’’ can be 
made without elaborate settings. All that is needed 
is a tasteful and proper arrangement of plantings and 
simple accessories that provide comfort and relaxation. 
Actual H & O Reproductions 
Grouped about these pages are views of home 
grounds and gardens, planned and constructed “by 
HOLM & OLSON”, demonstrating how the 
principles of gardening can be applied to the 
development of your home grounds. They 
illustrate the modern treatment of planting di- 
rectly about the house, the Out Door living 
room, Flower Borders, correct Tree planting, 
Evergreen settings and Lawn building. 
A study of these photographs will help and 
give you a working knowledge of modern 
landscape planting and act as a guide to im- 
proving your home grounds. 
Choose your plants carefully—in this book 
we have striven for accuracy of description 
and adaptation. Please note—all material 
listed in this catalog is hardy and northern 
grown. 
