. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 9 standpoint. It is preferable to set the house a reasonable distance back from the street, allowing in front a good sweep of lawn that can be planted artistically, as the true entrance of the home should be. Furthermore, it is most advisable that the kitchen side be nearer the property Une than is the case with a house in the center of a lot. This allows a good garden and private lawn area, and reduces the service yard to its proper proportions—which is the minimum area that permits of maximum service. Clearing
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 9 standpoint. It is preferable to set the house a reasonable distance back from the street, allowing in front a good sweep of lawn that can be planted artistically, as the true entrance of the home should be. Furthermore, it is most advisable that the kitchen side be nearer the property Une than is the case with a house in the center of a lot. This allows a good garden and private lawn area, and reduces the service yard to its proper proportions—which is the minimum area that permits of maximum service. Clearing the Land PRESUMING the property in question to be covered with under- growth, brush, and trees of all sizes, it will have to be cleared. After locating the spot for the house, the best trees, standing in approximately the right places (see page 55) should be marked that they may be protected against damage. The same may be done with existing shrubbery. All other plant material should then be cleared ofif, not by simply cutting it off, but by taking out the entire root systems. All small bushes can be grubbed out by hand, but if the bushes are large and vigorous, they will have to be pulled out with horses and a chain, the latter to be wrapped several times around the bush. Larger trees can be first cut down to four or five feet, then dug around and pulled out with a block and tackle fastened to a large tree. (But be sure to protect this anchor tree from injury.) Old stumps that cannot be taken out in this way can be blasted with dynamite. When using dynamite it is advisable to cover the "^^'^^A ^^//-^/^^^^^^. Fig. 5.—If the old sub-grade pitches toward the house, water will usually find its way into the cellar unless extra precautions are taken. Often the sub- grade can be leveled up by filling in with stiff clay or other impervious material, as shown here WJ'/?/Mmy^!>i>^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been dig
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