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Watch for the following points:
1) Be sure to use bold curves that are so arranged that a bold outcurve
corresponds to a receding bay across from it. This is very importanto achieve a
sense of spaciousness, because outcurve opposite outcurve would pinch the
area. These bold curves, when supported by banks of trees and shrubs, create
the structure of the garden.
2) Relate the height of the planting to the width of the bed.
3) Since the bold outcurves automatically become the highpoints in your
planting, place the widest and consequently the highest points of planting so
that they screen out undesirable objects. Try to frame some lovely distant view
- a tree in your neighbour's garden, for instance, or anything that will lead the
eye beyond your own small plot. The skyline is your horizon - not the edge of a
50'lot!
4) The outcurves are not used at the corners of the lot. The piece of lawn cutting
in deeply toward the corner greatly increases the illusion of depth and does not
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