. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS—DRIVES AND WALKS 27 located on the lot, a pleasing drive or walk may be made by the use of the semi-circular effect shown in Fig. 26. If only the drive is located in this manner it is poor design to run a wide walk down through the center thus bisecting the semi-circular area. If a walk must be made here a narrow stepping-stone walk with the grass between the stones is much more pleasing and not nearly so conspicuous (Fig. 27). If the main entrance of the house is at the front, the drive or walk should parallel t
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS—DRIVES AND WALKS 27 located on the lot, a pleasing drive or walk may be made by the use of the semi-circular effect shown in Fig. 26. If only the drive is located in this manner it is poor design to run a wide walk down through the center thus bisecting the semi-circular area. If a walk must be made here a narrow stepping-stone walk with the grass between the stones is much more pleasing and not nearly so conspicuous (Fig. 27). If the main entrance of the house is at the front, the drive or walk should parallel the house on that side. If at the side, the walk or drive should run close enough to the house to permit easy access to and from the door. Enough room should be left between the drive and property line to allow of some ornamental planting. If a service walk or drive is necessary it should either be made entirely for that purpose and removed from the main part of the house or it should branch off the main walk or drive as shown in Fig. 28, in which case it should be made smaller. The service drive should be so placed that living commodities, such as food, coal, etc., can be delivered easily, and, if possible, so that it does not touch the private or garden area of the grounds. Unless the house is set back at least seventy-*five feet from the property front it is useless to attempt to make a turn- around in front, as the average automobile requires at least sixty- five feet in which to turn. However, if there is ample room for such a turn it should be placed on the axis of the house (Figs. 29 and 30). If a hedge borders a drive or walk it should be planted at least eight- een inches from the edge; large shrubs should be at least three feet back. On the city lot, the path leading to the rpnr hniiQP pnfranrp "^'S- 24.—Where the path, or a branch of it, is carried rear n o u s e entrance ^^^^^^ ^j^^ ^^^^^^ ,^^^^ ^^^ j^^^^^^j^ -^ ^„j ^1^^ 1,^^!,^^^^^ should be so planned fo
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