New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

coast. at least, great deal OF d,,,.,
often has to he done. Acres OF ,,.F
many places. must be fitted with ~. A.
every thirty feet. The drainage o. s
house and the ground immediately u
II has TO be planned for mos, c.,.M
and the water from the roadways ,,,...
disposed Of where it will not dso,o.. =
lawns
The planting plans. as they ar. cs
show tho places where trees or shr,,. "
10 be placed. and the varieties tina, ~
be used I'm each instance. A pa,n,..
puts his landscape on canvas can 40
pleasing i'm any way he likes ressrN...
how the real landscape would look -
any other point Of view besides n.
where no places the spectator. 4 .cr,'
or an architect must design his 49,
that IL Ia strong and pleasing ,ro,,
point Of view. but the Landscape sr,,s
must be still more careful. Not on,y
his work be seen from without and f,o.
tho different parts Of the grounds -.
selves. but the plants and trees tina, he
will grow up with the passing Of -
He builds. not merely to make ch,,.,
estate for this summer or next bu, -.
that ril be- q pleasing and s,stslv
fifty years from now. when the ,r~,
grown to their full height. "
In the case Of large undertsk,n,, .
landscape architect will often make
model like this one. 50 that his clan,
see more plainly just what he pu-,,..
70 do After the plans have been aur,,..,
the landscape architect lets contrsr., ..
the execution Of the work, precisely a. -
architect would do. His charge for nj. =.
vices f. usually percentage Of the oo, :,
the work. 10 per cent in most cases D
then supervises the actual work o. n. ~.
tractors. The only part NJ the WORK ,...
IS not usually let out hy contract /. ..
planting
Although correct planting is ., i--...
importance. the labor Of setting on. >.
trees and plants is not usually zre,, i
proportion 10 the other work II is r...
sary that # should be done with tire r..
est care for the plants and often ne az
scape architect. when ne is on the sroyy
will see some small WAYS IN which !,
planting plans could be improved s.. :.
quentlv, the landscape architect hires u,
men IN DO the planting and oversees u,
in person.
Before any OF that work can 10 A..
however. the ground must he prepar. =
the contractors. First Of all the rus.,
is cleared away. stumps are blasted q
weeds are cut and burned II there are A.
old wells or cellars they are filed ID yg-
steps must be taken for preserving The !,
soil. Many city dwellers will be sgrpr-
10 know that the earth At the surface 4
good. fertile land is worth from 81 togJ
cubic yard. To great extent the sror.l
of the grass and plants that will cover n.
fills and excavations depends on the ST.
ing Of the uppermost foot OF the earth
If there IS a good growth Of grass b,
sod may he cut in strips yard long ar.
foot broad and stacked In piles Whg 4
is cut in the early spring Il will keep =
weeks uninjured The sod is for y 2
the slopes OF formal terraces and along q,
edge of roads and paths-whereve' e,
rainfall would wash away the loose ali
For other places II is usually better Il
grow grass from seed.
Next comes the work Of grading Il
ground, cutting the terraces and buldII
the roads. Road building alone is ss'p
task. When the house IS going Up al II
same time with the improvement Of II
grounds it is an excellent thing to h.
the roads partly made. so that the har
traffic rolls down the lower layers. WI
the rough work Of grading has been ~
pIeted it is time 10 attend To the drsina
| the laying of pipes to bring water II
house and the outbuildings and all w-
that would require the digging up Of p
coil