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where series of public perks was es
tablished. But it remained for the
Worlds Fair of 1898 10 awaken the
people of the west 10 the fact thai
there existed such a thing as outdoor
art. What visitor does not remember
with pleasure the delights of the
gracefully curved walks and drives o:
the White City. the touch of wildness
or the wooded island, or the blending
OF the formal exposition buildings
with their surroundings? These fea
lures CT the exposition remain in mem
DRY long after the exhibits have been
forgotten.
In the college course of our land
scape architect. he should receive par
ticular instruction in surveying me-
chanical and free-hand drawing. At
ter completing a college course OF this
character. the future landscape archi-
tect should spend one or two years at
some large nursery where ornamentals
are made a speciality in order that he
may becomeNfamiliar with the leading
flowers and shrubs used in the land
scape work. He should then spend 3
full year as an undergraduate upon
country estate or at a botanic garden.
Here he will receive practical training
in the care and management of such
places, in pruning. spraying, the man
agement of greenhouses, the care OF
ported plants, and the thousand and
one other lessons in this line which
only experience can teach. Then afte-
two years association with a good
landscape architect, where experience
may be had in the making of the plant
ing plans and the planting out from
Tor
architect may fairly hope to make a
success of his chosen profession
',One engaged in this work, however.
must not lag. Each new job is new
problem unlike any he has ever had
before. There can be no duplication.
The planting arrangement which will
make one place beautiful Will produce
but pleasing effect upon an
0ther. The circumstances of soil,
climatic conditions and surroundings
all require study in order to obtain
best results. New varieties OF plants
are being constantly introduced and
one must know these thoroughly in or
der to make use of any which prove
hardy and acceptable.
There is a general lack of knowl-
edge as to what constitutes the work
Of a landscape architect In order to
more fully illustrate just what this
work is, let us take an actual case
now in hand and trace the various
steps in the development of a country
estate.
Some days ago I received a call
from a gentleman who stated that he
lad heard of me through friend. He
stated that he had eighty acres of land
twenty miles west of Chicago which
he desired to make into a farm with
!. Jen-acre apple orchard, and upon
which he expected to live himself for
nine months of the year. He inquired
as to my methods of business and
ermS, past work and experience. and
engaged me to make the plans and de-
velop his estate. With this client, II
visited the place and selected the
proper location for the house, the farm
cottage, barn, garden and orchard.
Upon one side and near the front OF
he farm occurs a low, marshy place,
and here / advised the formation of an
artificial lake. From a Typographical
survey l have now prepared a planting
plan of the whole place. showing the
ocation of the building, walks and
lrives, orchard kitchen garden, lake,
.rees and shrubbery. The apple or
,hard, trees, evergreens and most Oh
he shrubs will be planted out in the
lext few weeks. During the coming
the walks and drives will be
aid out. the artificial lake formed, and
he house and other buildings erected.
Next fall the planting around the
and the lake will be put out,
10 that when the house is occupied a
year hence, the trees and shrubs Will
lave been planted long enough to
give the whole a reasonably home-like
appearance.
Landscape architects differ SO wide |
Y in the charge made for their serv- |
ces that only a general statement on
his subject can be made. Some work |
IN a percentage and other on per |
Item basis. The charge, however. |
yilf vary according to the amount or
study necessary in the development /
II each place. The charge for the
planting plan is usually a stated sum, |
depending upon the amount of field
work necessary in the location of the
Existing trees and shrubbery. The |
.harge for the plan, however, Is often
It a given amount per acre.
Except in what is known as formal
we aim to initiate nature as
ar as possible, the object being to
,roduce a pleasing natural scene of