The prairie spirit in landscape gardening; what the people of Illinois have done and can do toward designing and planting public and private grounds for efficiency and beauty . ppeal of theravines jias been fatal to their highestbeauty. First, the ravines attracted manyhome-builders, who soon demanded stormsewers, and these, according to some au-thorities, carried away much of the waterthat formerly gave the effect of charmingcreeks. Second, the ravines attract greatSunday crowds from Chicago, and thesehave despoiled the ravines of wild such conditions, restoration may beimpossib
The prairie spirit in landscape gardening; what the people of Illinois have done and can do toward designing and planting public and private grounds for efficiency and beauty . ppeal of theravines jias been fatal to their highestbeauty. First, the ravines attracted manyhome-builders, who soon demanded stormsewers, and these, according to some au-thorities, carried away much of the waterthat formerly gave the effect of charmingcreeks. Second, the ravines attract greatSunday crowds from Chicago, and thesehave despoiled the ravines of wild such conditions, restoration may beimpossible unless private places are closedto the ijublic, except during certain hourswhen supervision can be provided. Perhapsthe largest and most consistent restorationis that made by Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ros^en-wald of See Figs. 41, 43. Mostof the communities between Evanston andWisconsin aim to attract high-grade residentsand to discourage factories. Obviouslythe ravines form one of the greatest naturalassets, and the communities that formerlytreated them as dumping grounds are gradu-ally transforming them into public parks andreservations. Let the good work go on!.
Size: 2046px × 1222px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectlandsca, bookyear1915
