Gardening in California, landscape and flower . o, the next step towards the construction of roadsand walks is to have two lines of stakes set equally distant fromthe center line showing the width of the proposed walk or drive-way. If for a driveway, these stakes should be set not lessthan eight feet from the center line of stakes, and thus sixteenfeet apart from each other, as a driveway with a width of lessthan sixteen feet would be too narrow for two carriages to passcomfortably, and, besides, would give the grounds a pinched,contracted appearance. If the stakes are being set for a foot-pat
Gardening in California, landscape and flower . o, the next step towards the construction of roadsand walks is to have two lines of stakes set equally distant fromthe center line showing the width of the proposed walk or drive-way. If for a driveway, these stakes should be set not lessthan eight feet from the center line of stakes, and thus sixteenfeet apart from each other, as a driveway with a width of lessthan sixteen feet would be too narrow for two carriages to passcomfortably, and, besides, would give the grounds a pinched,contracted appearance. If the stakes are being set for a foot-path, they should beset four feet from the center stakes, and thus eight feet apartfrom each other. A foot-path eight feet wide has enough widthand looks well in the grounds. [40I Construction of Roads and Walks As formerly suggested, it is again urged that all the goodsurface soil should be removed from the proposed road-bed,(whether of driveway, walk, or any other contemplated gravelsurface), and spread over those parts of the grounds where the. Walk with Rustic Benches. Background of Pines and Firs. natural soil is poor and shallow, or, if not required for that pur-pose, in any low spots which may need levelling up. When this is done, the center line, as well as the side lines ofstakes, should be carefully reset about every fifteen feet along [41] Gardening in California the proposed roadway. Then three lines of levels must be runalong the road-bed, one in the middle and one on each side. Thecuts and fills must now be figured out, and the grade established,the quantities of soil to be moved being carefully figured sothat the cuts and fills will balance each other, always keepingin view the economy of having the dirt moved as short a distanceas possible. After this is all calculated, it is time to have the grade-stakesset, one at the base of each of the line-stakes. When setting the border grade-stakes, it must beseen that the stakes, on opposite sides of the road tobe graded, a
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