Show Heres Here's Here s How to Have Beautiful Grounds Landscape Specialist at Logan College Urges Careful Designing in Order to Gain Best Bc t Effect at Least Cost This Thil I Is the th second second article frOm froma a 1 circular on Arrn Arrangement and Planning of Horn Homo Ground Grounder by Emil Hansen H of ot the Utah Agri- Agri Agricultural Agricultural cultural cultural college extension s service n a specialist in iii landscape garden garden- gardenIng Inc carden-Inc Ing PLAN PL PLOP OP OF HOME LOT The Th entrance zone sone xon Entrance walks and drives drive must cross the tho th public lawn Hence they should be b as as possible The drivel drive should be b at atone atone ono one side ld of the th lot Jot however and Ir if possible not more mor than four feet from the th border line It should hould pass pasa pal within convenient reach of or the coal window or coal shed If JC the tho house hour seta lets et back from the street the entrance walk Should be b r placed placed lace at one side of o the lawn law l wn and curve ov over r to the front door Short entrance walks walk should hould be direct ct meaningless curves and angles Invite cutting across the lawn I WALKS Wo Cement walks walk though service service- serviceable able abl able have bar bare uninteresting sur- sur surfaces fur face faces Brick edged brick-edged cement cem nt grav gravel I and flagstone walks are much more mor Interesting and can be made Just as durable by Proper construction The Th undesirable bare surface of a broad cement ce lent drive drive- can be bo avoided by laying l two narrow strips of ot cement witha with n a grass ran plot between This ThI Is much less leu les exp expensive Garage doors door are Ie aj usually left op open n exposing unpleasant views when facing th the street It JC th there re reIs Is enough room r om for tor a turn the garage h should ld face the th side Ide of o the Ilot lot This would also alao provide provid fora for tora a very ry desirable turn around in inthe Inthe the drive rive at the th side or rear of the bo house preferably In the service Ic erv-Ic ice area arell WALKS AND D DRIVES In making a a- diagram or map of the proposed plan planting ling and planning It would be b well to Arrange ar- ar arrange rante ar-rante range the width of o the walks walk to correspond to the size of the build A walk which r L I too narrow leading from the street toward lbs th main entrance of the house otten spoils spoil an otherwise well ar- ar ran ranged d layout A bong narrow path leading toward a large building la II I always alway out of proportion proportion proportion tion For an ordinary sized d house the main walk I ought to be b five or 01 six feet wide according to the th size alze lz of ot the building and lot The Th walk alk along alone the th side aide aid or of orthe the building could be somewhat narrowed but bul should never be put too close clos to the foundation of ot the house At any rate It should hould ho bo placed far enough enouch away to clear the eav eaves cave s This will allow for tor space pace for a lawn between the house and the th walk The plant plant- planting plant Inc ing of flowers flower flow ra along alone the founds found tion and th the walk Is la not recommended recommended recommended mended The planting of ot a a lawn lan lawnIs lawnIs Is I much better betler since sine there ought aln apa to be a a law on both sides of the th path The Th walk ought to tobo tobe tobe bo be placed In the lawn and not on the side aide td of ot It Turns occurring In n the walk should hould be b round rounded d since sharp harp square turns turna t tend nd to detract from the general sym sym- symmetry symmetry ym metry FOR FOH GRAVEL T P PATHS S 11 gravel cravel paths path or drive drives are preferred to cem cement nt paths It IS recommended that a board 1 Inch by 4 Inches be placed d edge edge- edgewise wise wise along alone both sides Idea s of the tb path so o that the tb upper edge dge of the board Is slightly lower than the tho lawn Supporters Supporter made mad of takes stakes 2 inches by 2 Inches about one foot In length should be b placed on the lawn eido aldo fid of the tho th boards When the th right grade and line have e been established d the bo boards ought to be nailed In position to the supporters support rl The walks and drives should then be b rounded up making them highest st In the th center sloping to both sides aides ald and surfaced with coarse sand The Th upper edge ot of the boards board holding the edge of the la lawn wn In position should be exposed ex- ex exposed ex exposed posed about one on or two Inches Inch l cleared and outstanding O us as a curb curb- curbIng curbing curb Ing The method of at using boards along along- grav graveled led paths path paths and drives is profitable as It not only saves the labor of ot cutting edges edee of ot the lawn Jawn lawn from time also allo e o ma help helps In ke keeping the dividing line of lawn and path In a permanent perman nt position It also maintains maintain a neat n at appearance for the th entire layout Rag Ragged ed edges edee dg s of lawn and no distinct dividing line between paths and lawn lend an unattractive ap- ap appearance appearance ap to the th best beet planned land land- landscapes ac stapes pes TIlE SERVICE AREA This Is s ono on of at the tho th most mo t important Import Import- Important Important ant ar areas area aa of ot the tb home horn lot It should provide for such luch uch things as aa a laundry dry yard ash and garbage dump turn-around turn for service vehicles vehicle on large laree lots Iota cO coal l and wood Ih shed d storage cell cellar r It should bould be b adjacent nt to garage carac and kitchen door This area should bo be preferably back of ot the rear line of the house houe- It should be screened from the th street treet by tall d dense nse shrubs and should bo be b out of sight eight or screened n d from dining and living room windows It I Is especially desirable to have haven havea hava n a good lawn under the tb clothesline This Is highly Important and should hould be b borne In mind In the g general arrangement ment of thIs thil sec lice section sec section tion of the th home horn grounds rounds The ash and garbage dump will present a more mor pleasing pl appear appear- appearance appearance appearance ance It if surrounded by a IL hedge of tall tall medium shrub brub shrubs Br By means mean of ot a good rood lawn pave pave- pavement pavement pay payment ment or gravel travel and Judicious use of shrubbery IT the th service area may maybe maybe be mayb made mapa mad to assume assum at least a re- re respectable r bill appearance It deserve ILS as much attention as aj any other oth r ruea area TO SCREEN BARN HARN BARNOn HARNOn BARNOn On the th farm the stable yards ards usually present ent an unsightly ap- ap ap appearance A few tw well placed shrubs will screen en undesirable outlooks from the house hous windows house and barn should hould bo be b so o located lo- lo lo located cat d that prevailing winds wind do not blow from barnyards and cor- cor corrals cor corral rals rala ral to the house houie A little forethought fore fore- tore thought In arranging farm fum build build- buildIngs buildings build Inci Ings feed racks watering watering- troughs trough grana granaries riel machine sheds and workshop will 1 save uve many miles mile ot of walking In a year e r A separate entrance road to the th barnyard a located away from the th house hous will remove many objectionable sights Odors odon and noises from the door door- dooryard dooryard yard door yard To Be lie Continued I |