The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . at grounds shall show their beauty. On Fig. 2, sections C andD, where the street cut is three or four feet, the ground-slope downto the sidewalk, as shown by the formal terraces, and the lowerline, on section C, is more pleasing than any wall. But for the deep cut illustrated by Fig. 4, it is an open questionwhether, as some kind of fence will be necessary, a partial wall, asat f, may not effect that object, and produce the best form ofground su
The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extentWith descriptions of the beautiful and hardy trees and shrubs grown in the United States . at grounds shall show their beauty. On Fig. 2, sections C andD, where the street cut is three or four feet, the ground-slope downto the sidewalk, as shown by the formal terraces, and the lowerline, on section C, is more pleasing than any wall. But for the deep cut illustrated by Fig. 4, it is an open questionwhether, as some kind of fence will be necessary, a partial wall, asat f, may not effect that object, and produce the best form ofground surface. It will be seen by the enlarged section a that thecoping of the low wall (say 3 feet) is to be cut so as to make itsouter surface a continuation of the sloping bank above. This willmake a pretty effect, and no other fence will be required ; but theAvail must be of great strength. The lower line being merely asloping bank of grass, would require another kind of fence, and tobe treated as at a, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is intended to illustrate the prettier effect that may beproduced by making use of small inequalities of the ground, instead Fig. •of grading to a uniform slope. It does not show just the surface itwas intended to show, but will suggest to the observer the greaterpossibility of pleasing effects than on a uniform plane. Where a natural elevation for a house occurs a few rods fromthe street, with an intervening level between it and the street, it isusually better to preserve its form, than to grade down and fill upto bring the whole lot to what some persons are pleased to term acorrect grade. Fig. 6 illustrates what is meant; the natural sur-face is a graceful form, and the most capable of decorative effect. Though rising ground is usually more valued than that which 38 BUILDING SITES is below the level of the road, it is not always more desirable. Ifa dwelling-site has its main walks to the doors on a level with thestreet, and a part of the ground lower, but rela
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