New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-22
u..k at the Flower Garden.

nc take a walk among the flowers TINS
- aud chat little as we co. But hrst OF on'
ave TOO many weeds. and the paths are MOI c'eai
ssuootb. We fear the early excitement ara ue'i'
.-rareeverythng neat and trim. has IN inc's'i''
~ as II is very apt TO do at TINS season VI '"'
WI" r, .orlsn Is prepared and planted III srpiog'
s,- while well tended bat after the ho'e'.! n''
.N.od ,wav. and the heat increases, ana weeds DC
- ,o,e troublesome. the Zoe and rake are neg
,aa,od and there is not enough fag1~orS among tne
M consequence is q shabby. neglected lock-
"a ,ro s,,lvart weeds appropriate the moisture ana
s,r.i,;,v which should go TO the flowers. Ano'her
-. .besc PipEs. SveeW illiams, HolyboeHs, I1lcs,
-. which have finished blooming and even rpened
"a bould be cut away they dishgure the Deds ana
-, cave what seed is wanted, and if sown noe
gl soon come up and make plants which VIII bloom
o,, season. The little black bulbs on the stalks OF the
.rorIily answer the purpose of seeds, and will make
,,ao-pg plants in year or two These EoSebushes.
,oaTy hare of foliage could have been kept free of
a.. Sing BY frequent syrngiDes of strong soapsuds
ohv dustng with dry lime, ashes, or even line dirt
no, the leaves were wet with dew Those Dallas
20 emitting down or want of stakes. Ifnothing bet
cor Get and use some little straight sapngs from the
oo1 ~ use the broomhandles, but during the Winter
,,,ue ont some pine strips inch TO an inchand-a-
,,er snuare then take eff the corners, making them
.octoron sharpen one end, give two coats OF green
,,nt and YOU will have neat. cheap stakes which viii
answer for wears and be ornaments themselves 10 the
ecwer GARDEN Make longer and larger one-lO to ~
feetlone-with truck 10 inches in diameter fastened
mon one end to train Cypress vines around the pole
set in the center of circle TO feet in diameter seed
thrown around this circle and strings extended from the
tucs TO pegs driven in the ground among the plants
An ornament of this kind well covered with crimson
express vine is one of the preiest things in garden
That box edging is getting too rank and TALL it needs
rcsetting-we should throw 1t away. having no par
tally for bOx-but shearing would improve its looks
The gr borders too want cutting; so does the lawn
Grass is greatly improved both lawns and edgings.
by frequent cuttings; it thckens up from the bottom
aud makes good, firm turf These edgings too, are
eacroaching both upon the borders and upon the walks
They need cutting trimming with sharp spade or
elgng knife from to inches in width. Before passing
by the Daha and Gadious beds just notice the variety
OF boom and fix upon kind Of marks to designate
abe prcttest planting another year. Marks should also
be put upon the Asters. MaIigods and other ANIMALS
2or the same purpose. A rude way is TO tic white
string around white flower and blue or red string
to these colors respectively One string is for single
flower, two strings for double flower ETC. 1t is bet
ter however to attach wooden labels with minute
descriptions.
Those climbing Roses have too mEch old wood upon
them Cut out portion of it and the next bloom from
the new shoots Will be finer The Honeysuckle and
Wistaria need better supports than they have The
leaves already nearly thrashed off by beating about
with the wind. Had those Morning Glories been
planted along that fence, and been trained it, they
would have made perfect screen or gorgeous floral
hedge. Now they have no suitable support.
1t may be out of place TO speak of the general ar
rauremcnt but ifthe garden is 10 be made again
please avoid those squares diamonds, trianglcs and
paralleograms and in their place make some circles
sbongs guaItermoons eggs. with the small ehd curved
around little, anything in fact, but these offensive
traght.lne affairs. Another thing pleases the eye
most and that is bed Of Petunias one of Verbenas,
smother Of POrulaccas one Of Mgnonctte, etc. instead
OF a few plants here there, and another lot
some distance of. The beds need not be large. and
there are enough border plants to ill up along the
walks. We have omitted some lesser points not wish
ing to give too long lesson at Perhaps il VIII
Be well to take another walk later in the season. so
please Put everything in good trim, visitors some
>:mes come very Unexpectedly. 1t is Notifying 10
show friend over al unoultiyated flower garden.