The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-12
yERDUROUS LAWNS AND FOLIAGE.
An Englishmnn Tells About the Careful
Garde ming In Ills Native l. md.

Gardening In His Native Lind.
Lewis Rose Of 347 West Twenty-ffth street
is a practical gardener who dresses lawns and
prures trees for any body who will employ him
10y the DAY. He was James NJ. Waterbury's
gardener until the failure OF the Cordags Trust
forced that gentleman to give up his city house
and retire to more modest establishment in
the country. Mr.. Rose came to this country
ten years ago from England, where he was a
farmer anil he trims and cuts according to
English rules.
You Americans do not know what good
lawns are" lie said to a reporter recently. In
England the houses OF the gentry are sur
rounded by acres OF Creensward that looks
lust Ike velvet. They NOW the grass with
machine every wees. and after the mower
comes heavy stone roller that rolls irdown
as rat as plece Of paper. tits Just as smooth
ms that table cover there sire: ched over tho
table. The roller il TO press down and heal
any little break or tear in tho turf made by the
machine. II You break the turf anywhere. it
Is lust Ike breaking your skin. You must Tx
lawn Sl'i wen Il i Gcs well there viii always
he u scar there unless you mend II carefully.
You shoglt soc the English lawns after q
blade .; grass stands M straight; but all the
little bla les arc of exactly the same length.
the new grass is delightful. They have win
tows generally that come down 10 the floor.
ing rose bushes all in bloom. The combined
-.or Of roses and new-mown grass is very
pleasant.
You havs to GO at lawn as n it were a
piece OF embroidery you were at work on.
First you must have n good, rich, dNcaying
mould for the grass TO live on. Now is Just the
right time ~ year TO spread on the fertilizer
thick. IL will all soak in. There will he moth
ing left oi IL but n few bits Of straw that you
eat gather up with garden rake when the
grass comes M. You cannot make grass grow
must 20 over il step by step and d tx out al the
coarse grass and weels. aud he sure to mend
each place after digging VI the roots. Then
YOU will begin to lind pat rhrs where no grass
appears. You want to have grass seed handy
ana SOW these places with II.
II water my lawns twire "a day, in the morn
ing hefo.e the sun gets fairly NJ ana at night
after il goes down. | NOW tho grass evoIY
week. Amer YOU have good lawn you must
watch every inch Of it. You have no idea how
easy IL IL TO let u patch here and there rot
poisoned to death. When You find any foreign
substance on "a lawn that is likely To POISON
the grass you want to dig II up. put fresh soil
and fertilizer under ~, md fit a new and
healthy bit OF turf in the hole yOu have made
Then Eeep an eve on il afteTwArd and water il
well. The rich. drc0nposed Swee?ngs from
the stable make the hest FERTILIZER
In pruning trees you want to cut on every
long shoot and maxi your tree compact and
bushy like n full blown 1850. Even wealthy
Americans let their trees get scTawny and
they don't always cut them enough To prevent
decay in some of the branches. 1t IL easy to trim
trees Il you understand this principle And
the only reason / have been successful with
my lawns Is that | have been willing to take
palms with them and do a lot Of hard worE."