. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS—THE LAWN 15 MAKING THE LAWN THE lawn or greensward is the ground or "canvas" upon which the picture is to be produced. It is, in effect, the carpet of the outdoor living room, and it is therefore of prime importance that it should be as perfect as possible. A poor greensward will mar an otherwise good picture; and on the other hand, a good sweep of green- sward wiU detract attention from a mediocre planting. The care in making and maintaining the lawn should therefore be in keeping with its importance.
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS—THE LAWN 15 MAKING THE LAWN THE lawn or greensward is the ground or "canvas" upon which the picture is to be produced. It is, in effect, the carpet of the outdoor living room, and it is therefore of prime importance that it should be as perfect as possible. A poor greensward will mar an otherwise good picture; and on the other hand, a good sweep of green- sward wiU detract attention from a mediocre planting. The care in making and maintaining the lawn should therefore be in keeping with its importance. DRAINAGE On the average small property underdraining is rarely necessary, but all low-lying places should assuredly be properly tiled. First of all, a good outlet must be located, such as a ditch or creek, or even the sewer. The mouth of the drain—that is, the end tile—should be placed about two feet above the mean water level in the outlet (Fig. 12). From this point the drainage system should be laid up to the head or highest point touched by the drain. Three-inch tile is sufficiently large for almost any work, and it should be laid about three to three and one-half feet deep, following the lowest land. Generally one central line with laterals is all that is necessary, but where an extensive operation is needed the main lines are placed as near together or as far apart as the conditions 3a-r-^ac:.<2- Fig. 11.—If the grade must be raised about a valuable tree that it is desired to save, make a "well" of bricks or large stones around the trunk to prevent smothering it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jennings, Arthur J; Johnson, Leonard H. New York, A. T. De La Mare
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