The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . Section thru terraces and pool The 1917 Reptonian Forty-five. Forty-kix The 19 17 R e pt o nian Junior Design M. R. Davis The problem in this case was the design of a country estate for a 50acre tract of gently sloping land bounded on the south by a stream. The house is located on the higher part of the property, the entrancedrive leading in from the main traveled road in a long and graceful curvearound the house to a very formal forecourt. The
The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois . Section thru terraces and pool The 1917 Reptonian Forty-five. Forty-kix The 19 17 R e pt o nian Junior Design M. R. Davis The problem in this case was the design of a country estate for a 50acre tract of gently sloping land bounded on the south by a stream. The house is located on the higher part of the property, the entrancedrive leading in from the main traveled road in a long and graceful curvearound the house to a very formal forecourt. The main entrance drivealso serves as the service road to the point where a branch connects it withthe service group. One might note in this connection the very good organi-zations of the service buildings, and the vegetable and cut-flower gardens,everything being very practical and easily accessible. There are two main gardens, both formal in character, the one beingcalled the perennial garden, the other the formal garden, both, however,bearing a distinct relationship to the house. The spacious terrace com-manding a view over the gardens, the lake, and the distant fields is locatedon the west, and completes
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