THE PROPER JOB OF GRADINGTHE PROPER JOB OF GRADING To do a proper job of grading one must know what is going to be done with the land afterward. If there is to be a terrace here, would the garden be more attractive if that little slope over there were left and trimmed up a bit to receive a short flight of steps? And the lawn, if it is graded flat it will look artificial; if a slightly rolling grade is given it, with the soil pulled up a bit around trees just as it naturally would be about a tree growing in a pasture or meadow, a more interesting and pleasing effect can be attained. If it is graded
with a slightly concave surface the area will
look much larger; if convex, smaller. Drainage
has to be provided for, and there must
be no pockets where water collects and
stands. This is usually easy on the sloping site,
but in flat country catch basins and drains often
have to be installed. Then there must be
the proper depth of topsoil for the lawn, and
still another for areas where trees and shrubs
are to go. The general plan, which has been made
by now, shows all this. This is how we,
in actual practice, usually go about a grading
operation. First, we stake out the area very
roughly, showing grades and the division of the
space into the various areas of the lawn, flower
beds, plantations of shrubs and driveways, et
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