The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-24
farnt aud AOmsehOld.


Here let me outline, in brief, what
farmers garden may be made, without
other than homo labor. A broad wall
shall run down the nii1dlo OF either snnats
Enclosure, or long rarullclogram. A TO,
edging upon either side is Of little cost
Rnd contributes eminetly 10 neatncss; ii
will hold good for eight years, without too
great encroachment, and 1T that tiIno, will
cell to tho nursorymcn Tor more than enough
10 pay the cost OF rcseiting On either
ride OF this walk IN border of six lcot
wide IA farmer may plant his dwarf fruit
with grapes ut intervals, to climb upon 4
homo made cedar troll K, that shall over.
arch aud vmbower tho walt. II ho love an
evening pipe IN his rurioh may pl,nt some
SIMPLE scat uudcr ono OF more OF these
leafy arbors.
AT least Ono.hal( tho garden, as | before
suggested, he may easily arrange 10 I'LL -
spring an a,ituun h the plow anl
whatever ho pliccs there IN the way OF
tree and shrub, must bc in lines parallel
with the walk On tho other half, ho will
DO subjected 10 no suih limitations; thcr
he viii establish his perennials--his as.
pa"agus, his thyme, his sage aud parsley,
his rhubarb, his go0sebcrrios, strawborrios
and raspberries; and IN an auglc--hiddon
II he choose by belt of shrubbcry-he
may have his hot.bed aud compost heap,
Fork culture, which all these heaps de.
mand will admit of any arrangement he
may prefer, aud he may enliven tho group.
ings, aud win the good wlc's favor, by
hero and thero little circlct of such old
fashioned flowers as tulg - elbow lies
a,d white, with roses Of all suades
Upon the other halt no may make distri
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crops with border lines 4 China or Refugee
beans; and he may split tho VIII 10 cross
wise, 10y walk ovorarchod with climbing
l.imas, or the London horticultural sol
ting oil the two ends with an abutment o
scarlet runners, and surbasc Of fiery Mas
turtium.
There are also avail ,blo and pretty de.
vices For making the land do double duty
The border lines of China beans, which vii
be rirone in carly August, may hay,
Swodes sown in their shadow in the fra
days Of July, so that when the Chnas have
fulfilled their mission, thcre shall be new
line OF purple green in their place. Tn,
early radishes aud salads may have thei
little circlets Of cucumber pits M way in
t,rfcring with the first, and covering III,
ground when tho first arc done. The call,
Iiassano boets will come away in time (,
leave space for the full 1ow Of the mrlon
that have been planted at intory,l4 among
'hem. Tho ca,fiinowor will hnd gratcfu
shade under tho lines Of sweet corn, ahd
the nowly-set winter cabbagos, tempo
rary refuge from tho sun, under shelter o
the ripened peas. ! do not make thes,
suggestions at random, but as tho results o
actual and successful experience.
With such simple and orderly arrange
mont, involving no excessive labor, | tlinl
every farmer aud cUuntry.liver may tax,
pleasure in his garden ns an object o
beauty making of it u litllc farm in min
iature, with ito coppicos OF dwarf trcep, il
hedge rows of currants and goosoberrios
and it4 meadows Of Strawberries and thyme
From The very day OF which, in spring, he
soes tho hrsi, faint. uphonvng, tulted line
ofgrcen from his Dan ORoukcs, to tho da,
when the dangling linaR, aud spraw lug
bloody tomatoes are SIN ton by the Il os'
it offers Il field OF constant progress. and
successive triumphs. Line by line, an,
company, by COM an tho army of gree,
things take position; tho little flower
banners arc luurto tho wind aud 10 prol
emily ivory soldier Of them all--plundcl
ing oily the earth and sunshine is loado
with booty --N MdrpeL