. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Surroundings of the Farm Home 2059 such outlooks should be left open in planting and not hidden by trees or shrubs. One may determine just what space in the border must not be planted by going to the window or the porch favored by the view, and may from there direct the placing of stakes to mark the extent of what is inter- esting in the distant
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Surroundings of the Farm Home 2059 such outlooks should be left open in planting and not hidden by trees or shrubs. One may determine just what space in the border must not be planted by going to the window or the porch favored by the view, and may from there direct the placing of stakes to mark the extent of what is inter- esting in the distant view. The space up to the stakes may be planted, and the stakes removed. On the other hand, there are likely. to be unsightly objects in the dis- tant outlook, which should be care- fully screened by plantings. One's own barnyard may be made pleasant, so that it will not need i U U-JJ Fig. 213. THE OUTLOOK SHOULD BE STUDIED to be hidden. t/- ^- + ^ • «? ^ . • ? . u . It distant views afford pleasing pictures such out- In the immediate view of the looks should be left open yard the objects that should first receive attention are the necessary features, such as driveways, walks, bams, large trees, and lawn space. While these should be studied separately and individually, the relation of each part to the whole must not be lost sight of. DRIVEWAYS AND WALKS Of all the objects in the immediate outlook walks and driveways are most noticeable. Therefore, these should be as few as possible, and should be short and direct. Naturally a driveway should be so crowned and graded that it will not become muddy in wet weather, and the walks should be so paved that they will give dry footing. No matter how well a walk or a road is planned or constructed if its use is not plainly apparent, it is ridiculous. Certain fixed points in the lines of roads and walks will determine the courses they must follow. These points are: the entrances from the highway, the doors of the house, and the locat
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