Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-15
Frem the National Magazine.
A Talk about Shrubbery and Vines.

Talk about Shrubbery and Vines
In previous number We spoke of trees in
general. az ornamental and useful; and in
particular Of several species, as beautiful
for lawn and roadside decorations. The
truth sand we cannot too soon embrace and
love it, trees are Indispensable to every home.
No man, or woman able to own or even. TO
hire, for three successive years, house
away from the city's pavemepts, should al
low himself to think of eccupying it,until he
has provided for the rlantifg Of suitable
shade trees and ornamental shruhbery, if
such arc not already growing on the premises
This leads us to say that a house should new
er be be built on line with the street, even
if YOUR right and your left hand neighbors
have committed that folly. Let there be be-
tween you aud the dust Of the sire not less
than twenty to ffty feet. You VIII live quiz
eter, with less annoyance from v9gabonds,
and on can always have beautiful fore
ground of green lawn; AMI lovely plants TO
every landscape you look abroad upon. Ii
costs no more to build house at this dis
lance from the highway--in fact less--than
in the street. For thus removed it viii be
equally comfortable and more picturesque
if its Jets, brackets, and 60 rnicas are broader
and less highly ornamented. Then the green
lawn with its shade trees and graceful shrubs
give to it "a beautiful and immortal appaar-
ance, and render it at once an object OF de-
light and respect. And evenif it be left en-
tirely destitute of architectural decorat ons,
vines AMI climbing roses can be SO trained
over its doorways, around its windows, along
its caves, and upon its corners and mixed
spaces. as to hidelts ba renness, and make it
inpear as If arrayed in b au v.
How hon,elite does such house look, SO
coyly retired from ths noise, and dust, and
beggars of the street; so sweeily sPp rated
from the cares and anx cites of business by
such tidv, tree shaded. leaf adorned grass
plat, and so bewitchingly endowed in a
tasteful drapery Of heneysuck'es and roses,
blushing Oh every angle Ike festoons Of
sunset clouds! How climly and beautifully
do the shadows ON the lawn sleep before it;
telling of contentm mt tranquil rs the shell
tered grass on which they lie constant as
the unwearied san that fings them down !!
Who is not willing to labor and endure for
such no ne? Wpo will not economic and
and even stint. that he my dwell long in
such spot of lovliness? o! by Our foolish
American practice of building in the street,
or making d 'sert around our houses, we
life, in desire for arman nee. in moral good
ness, in refinement, in rural taste, and even
in dollars and cents, no one can tell how
much And the community !Gscs vastly
more than any or than al It's iniivdr.i mem.
bers; for community It's habits and folly
guilty, hundred generations of individuals.
his loss Is moral aud material; and I'LL
! we have some table to compute the worth OF
increased stability in opinion, Of purer virtue
and improving taste; unsil We have some bal
ance to weigh the pleasures that spring from
he ght ned dom site JOY, from refinement
of manners and morals; until wo have a
sc lie to IN ASSURE the extent CT that aepcavI-
ty which taints the soul Of him who never
loved one spot OF be utiful earth; we car
never tell ths'am,unt Of our loss wh en- we
neglect to render our homes lovely, and ic
stimulate our ncighborS to the same good
work.
Let there always be lawn in front of a
house, and let the hardy climbers find, al
over it, opproprote places on wEicl TO rest
aud and fasten their woDd srfGl burdens
of grace and lovliness; let honey>ucsscs
AMI essamins, clelnaus and bigaonias
wiss.ariaf ani roses cluster over it, and
weave for it vail of beauty; which
ths sun shall every moment diversity
with bewitchins light and sha g, ana il
which he zephyrs shall always nastle and
rock themselves to siaop; vh re the bees
shall come LIGHT hearted, and sing their mo
notonous iyrics OF in iustry, us they gather
sweet st nectar; AMI whore the tito birds
shall build their annual st3, ani rear FAM
lies not more loving than tn. one that ds lis
benea h those imbowering vines. Guilty.
| ting slch natur Il ornaments upan and arou nd
house will refine the taste Of fmily
will improve the manners, will elevate tbs
mo ais. and strengthen all the domestic ard
social affections IN their hearts. l. will as
sist ais 10 forming habits OF Industry an
frugal'ty, as we'll AS habits of observatio1
and intelligent . ETY.. Let family plan hou
b st to adorn a yard and decorate a houSs
" til foliage, and they will ind spr.nging ~
in their hearts unity of fe ling an :
strength of sympathy 60 which Others ar,
strangers. Each one labors to promote ID,
pleasures Of others--hence domestic affection
all are planning for the futut e-nence hop :
ful patience; all seek to turn every spa,
hour to the common proft-henca orderly
arrangement of time, rug nifty, AM industry
4 family that will consent 70 dwell, fol
half dozen years in n house and keep h
naked Of vines, and still surrounded by a
barren wilderness ought to be abated as a
nu sance; for it's children will be eth
heartlass or sloyenly.
Ii house is worth more than rude hut
it is an advantage 10 improve it to the ut
most of lis capabiitv. See how the maize
improves beneath tie care of m n; how tn
rose multi plies her beau cous petals ind \
the hand of culture; How the bloom of tbs
peach deepeps, and how it Ellis It's cells with
richer nee ar; How the grape supplies q
more luscious juice, the pear, the apple,
the orange, the lemon, each afford a
more cooling treasure of comfort, when cul-
t.yation watches them? And shall not the