1 July 1911
The main court in front of your residence is sufficiently
large for turning … carriages, automobiles, etc., and will harmonize with your
residence. … A low wall approximately eighteen inches high will enclose the court
and the corner piers can be treated with ornamental jardinières.
The drying yard as shown on the scheme located in the center
of the services yard around which the coal and other deliveries can be brought will
be very useful for drying purposes and the location of same near the house seems to
be very logical.
Although you may not want to erect the greenhouse for some
time to come we have located same south of the corral and made provision for a
combination of greenhouse for growing flowers … as well as hot-beds next to the
greenhouse which could be very useful for growing early vegetables and flowers. The
small fruit and vegetable garden located west of the greenhouse will give you ample
space for growing some berries, fruit and vegetables for your house.
The first section of the flower garden will be treated in a
very simple way. The turf and the low hedges will be main features of this
arrangement. The second part of the garden … will be principally devoted to growing
of hardy perennial flowers. The pool as located in the center of the flower garden
will be a very attractive feature in itself and such hardy flowers like Iris and
Lilies will surround the pool and give it a good setting. The pergola located at the
end of the garden will be the main feature of the garden and the arrangement of
flowers in front of it will make a very attractive part of your grounds.
The section of your grounds south of the main court and east
of the flower garden is utilized for an informal arrangement of walks and groups of
native shrubs and wild flowers and this arrangement will furnish distinct variety to
your grounds.
The arrangement of groups of trees and shrubs aims
principally on giving setting to your residence and other buildings as well as to
frame the grounds and give you as much privacy as possible and to show up the lawn
to the best of advantage thus forming an harmonious whole. The large unbroken
stretch of lawns in front of the main court and between the main drive and the
orchard framed by groups of trees and shrubs along the boundary lines will be a very
attractive feature in itself.
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y o m i n g ' s P r e m i e r H i s t o r i c H o u s
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According to former Wyoming State Parks & Historic Sites
Landscape Architect John Mahoney, Trail End’s grounds were the first professionally
landscaped privately-owned grounds in the state of Wyoming. The architects, Morell &
Nichols of Minneapolis, Minnesota, created detailed plans, including several that were
never carried to fruition. By examining the architects’ original intent, we learn why
the grounds are laid out as they are. 
