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List of Illustrations

All photos, drawings, illustrations © Gunda Grotans Luss, unless otherwise indicated

Figure 1, Witches house, Salem, MA.
Figure 2, Drawing comparing roof lines of Cape Cod, Saltbox, and Two-story Colonial houses. Redrawn from Saltbox and Cape Cod Houses, Schuler, 1988
Figure 3, A brick path in Colonial Williamsburg, VA.
Figure 4, Cordoned fruit trees at Mt. Vernon, VA.
Figure 5, Formal Parterre garden plan for a Saltbox house.
Figure 6, Illustration of Formal Parterre garden next to a Saltbox house
Figure 7, Formal Parterre garden plant List
Figure 8, Georgian Revival style home, south Minneapolis, MN
Figure 9, Topiary in a Williamsburg, VA garden
Figure 10, Paca garden plan (restored, original drawn by Rossi, from Pregill, 1993
Figure 11, Mount Vernon, VA garden plan from Samuel Vaugn plan, 1787
Figure 12, Monticello, VA garden plan from restoration plans by the Garden Club of Virginia, 1939-41
Figure 13, Federal Neoclassic style home, Strawberry Banke, Portsmouth, NH
Figure 14, Romantic, naturalistic garden, Biltmore Estate, North Carolina
Figure 15, Greek Revival style home, Waseca MN
Figure 16, Andrew Jackson Downing garden plan from Cottage Residences, 1844
Figure 17, Lupine in Longfellow back yard garden, Cambridge, MA
Figure 18, Queen Anne style, Victorian home in St. Paul, MN
Figure 19, Water tower and train station in Riverside – Chicago, IL
Figure 20, Victorian style home in Riverside – Chicago, IL
Figure 21, Geometric bedding design by Charles McIntosh, from The Book of the Garden, 1853
Figure 22, Bedding design on U. of MN campus, St. Paul, MN, 2007
Figure 23, Urban garden with urn, geraniums, ivy, iron fence, in Cambridge, MA
Figure 24, Victorian cast iron garden ornament, Hastings, MN
Figure 25, Victorian greenhouse lily, Strawberry Banke, Portsmouth, NH
Figure 26, Victorian porch and furniture, Newport, RI
Figure 27, Victorian cast iron bench, Strawberry Banke, Portsmouth, NH
Figure 28, Gothic Revival style, LeDuc mansion in Hastings, MN
Figure 29, Italianate style home, SE Minneapolis, MN
Figure 30, Late Carpenter Gothic style church, Minnetonka, MN
Figure 31, Eastlake style home, Prescott, WI
Figure 32, Queen Anne style home, St. Paul, MN
Figure 33, Queen Anne garden, fence and arbor, Riverside – Chicago, IL
Figure 34, Richardson Romanesque style home, Minneapolis, MN
Figure 35, Arts & Crafts style home, Falcon Heights, MN
Figure 36, Arts & Crafts Revival home & Arts & Crafts garden, Minneapolis, MN
Figure 37, Arts & Crafts garden plan
Figure 38, Arts & Crafts style garden plant list
Figure 39, Arts & Crafts style garden illustration
Figure 40, Beaux Arts style building, originally used as a library, NE Mpls. MN
Figure 41, Neoclassic garden, Chicago IL
Figure 42, Neoclassic garden, swimming pool, Dumbarton Oaks, Washinton, DC
Figure 43, Neoclassic flower beds, grass path, focal point, Dumbarton Oaks, Washinton, DC
Figure 44, Neoclassic terrace wall with roses, Dumbarton Oaks, Washinton, DC
Figure 45, Colonial Revival style home, Minneapolis, MN
Figure 46, Gertrude Jekyll garden plan, painted by Monica Epstein, photo © Kenneth Scowen, 1982
Figure 47, Purcell/Cutts house, Minneapolis, MN
Figure 48, Terraced lawn at Naumkeag, 1926-1956, photo© The Trustees of Reservations
Figure 48, The Blue Steps at Naumkeag, 1926-1956, photo© The Trustees of Reservations
Figure 50, International Modern, Minneapolis, MN, paving and Modern sculpture
Figure 51, International Modern, Minneapolis, MN, ground cover instead of grass
Figure 52, Thomas Mudd garden/pool by Thomas Church photo ©
Figure 53, Thomas Mudd garden/pool by Thomas Church photo ©
Figure 54, Ashler pattern paving
Figure 55, Tudor Revival home
Figure 56, Cape Cod Revival with side patio and breezeway
Figure 57, Cape Cod Revival with Arts & Crafts Garden
Figure 58, Traditional flowers for a Cottage Garden
Figure 59, Triple arbor and bench from Colonial Williamsburg
Figure 60, Cottage Garden Plan
Figure 61, Cottage Garden plant list
Figure 62, Cottage garden illustration
Figure 63, 1950s Style split-level home with 50s style foundation plantings & birch
Figure 64, Patio in front yard
Figure 65, Postmodern Style home (garden to come)
Figure 66, Solar house designed by J. Skujins, Minneapolis, MN
Figure 67, Rain garden at SIGMA, Minneapolis, MN