The South Front
East Lawn
Farrand described the East Lawn to be "one of the loveliest of the features of Dumbarton Oaks in its freedom from detail." Its generous scale and graceful slopes add quiet to the design. She planted two large clumps of tree box in converging lines on either side of the lawn to lengthen its perspective as seen from the house. She suggested plantings for the edges to screen the house from the adjoining streets and frame the lawn. Farrand took care to slope the plant mixture down from the height of the taller material to the flatness of the lawns using intermediate-sized shrubbery including boxwood, American hollies, and the green-leaved Aucuba.
Further Information
The South Front
- South Side of the House
- South Lawn
- The Garden Library and Ribbon Walk
- East Lawn
- R Street Walk
- The Terrior Column and Enclosure
Enclosed Gardens
- The Orangery
- The Green Garden
- The Star Garden
- The North Vista
- The Swimming Pool and Loggia
- The Pebble Garden
- The Beech Terrace
- The Urn Terrace
- The Rose Garden
- The Fountain Terrace
- The Arbor Terrace
- The Box Walk
- The Ellipse