. Practical landscape gardening : the importance of careful planning, locating the house, arrangement of walks and drives, construction of walks and drives, lawns and terraces, how to plant a property, laying out a flower garden, architectural features of the garden, rose gardens and hardy borders, wild gardens and rock gardens, planting plans and planting lists . Landscape gardening. TREATMENT OF TERRACES Fig. 74.—A section showing convex and concave lines at the top and bottom of the slope to meet the existing grades gracefully.—See page 70. TREATMENT OF TERRACES Fig. 75.—A sec- tion showing
. Practical landscape gardening : the importance of careful planning, locating the house, arrangement of walks and drives, construction of walks and drives, lawns and terraces, how to plant a property, laying out a flower garden, architectural features of the garden, rose gardens and hardy borders, wild gardens and rock gardens, planting plans and planting lists . Landscape gardening. TREATMENT OF TERRACES Fig. 74.—A section showing convex and concave lines at the top and bottom of the slope to meet the existing grades gracefully.—See page 70. TREATMENT OF TERRACES Fig. 75.—A sec- tion showing lines of a slope and the space between the bottom of the slope and the hedge, where a hedge is to be provided at the toe of the slope. Where hedges are to be planted along property lines, at the top of the terrace, or at the bottom, which is the better place for them, the lines should be decided (Fig. ). When a hedge is to be planted at the bottom of a slope, the toe of the'slope should be at least three feet back from the line. This will . r provide a level space M G<^<£=^ £^ to stand on and trim ^ the hedge with much more comfort than standing on a slope. The plants, too, will thrive better. Slopes should always be sodded where a good, clean turf is procurable. LAWN MAKING While the building is in course of construction the soil will become very much compacted by the teams and mechanics, a condition which is rather bad for the sustaining of grass. All the areas which have been trodden down hard should be loosened up before the surface soil is replaced. Better turf can usually be grown on soil that is broken up to some depth. When the grading is being done it is well to take account of the nature of the soil and ascertain what treatment may be necessary for the production of a satisfactory stand of grass. If the soil is of a sandy or gravelly nature, or if it is lacking in humus, barnyard manure should be spread and thoroughly assimilated with the top soil. S
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