The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . ys. The vegeta-ble-garden offers few temptations for moonlight poachers over astreet-fence, but an orchard in the same place is almost irresisti-ble. By interposing the kitchen-garden between it and the street,the fruit is safer. Were it not for this reason \vc would decidedlyprefer to have the kitchen-garden back of the house, the orchardon the south side of the lot, and so arranged that the ground underthe trees should appear to be a prolongat
The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . ys. The vegeta-ble-garden offers few temptations for moonlight poachers over astreet-fence, but an orchard in the same place is almost irresisti-ble. By interposing the kitchen-garden between it and the street,the fruit is safer. Were it not for this reason \vc would decidedlyprefer to have the kitchen-garden back of the house, the orchardon the south side of the lot, and so arranged that the ground underthe trees should appear to be a prolongation of the south plan being made with reference to the protection of theorchard, sacrifices to this object Rule I, of Chapter XI—there beingno length of lawn on the lot commensurate with its size. Yetthe manner of grouping, in those portions of the lot which are inlawn, is such as to conceal this defect in a great degree from theeye of an observer in the street, or in the house ; though it is evi-dent enough on the paper plan. Plate 5Sni g^^V^^y^.^^yli^W^rfc Kaspheiries Jf- JilackhfrrUs ?^/^^??y^F^V?^ X^ ??a ^1 ^. WW^1~^ TJ. AND GROUNDS. 203 We have alluded to the length of carriage-road on this lot asdisproportioned to the size of the residence. This is so decidedthat we must consider the plan as an example of a fault to beavoided, rather than a plan to be followed. Not only the lengthof the drive is objectionable for a residence of this simplecharacter, but also the corner entrance, which is usually theleast convenient point for crossing the street-gutters and theside-walks. Plate X shows a much more sensible entrance and car-riage-way. In other respects this plan is better ; the grouping being suchas would give very pleasing effects, whether looking towards thehouse or from it. On the south are several openings to the street,and on the north one only, connecting with private grounds onthat side. Supposing the roads, walks, orchard, and garden to have beenlaid out
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