The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
TINE now TO REPAIR LAWNS
MISTAKES or PEOPLE VINO TRY
TO GROW FINE GRASS.
Lack sf Proper Preparation Of the ,.ro,nd
One Comm on SQUIRE Of Tailur.
Merits Of sodding and sredIn.
Compared tn tse Of IerIHlrrr.

something's II " a woman, who sets our n
the spring 10 grow a fine lawn In fronl of n,
house can contemplate tho result Of Bon,
seasons work. Unless be L. one uu' NJ
thousand he'sees instead " the green Vol.
We. sward 81 his dream n ragged sur'a.,
dotted with weeds and di-ngured by h,,,
patches. II he II ~ a hopeful nature h,
will set himself NJ work IN repair the dam
q 81 the summer and begin to dream 4
what the lawn will look like in the sprln,
This n the time when fall lawn-makias
operations begin.
His hopefulne-- and his industry So
both prai~eworthy There arr ~ mature
few things more beautiful than y I~-.rfr.t
lawn. Yet his discretion y not altog.'tar
To H. commended. While II l. tru. ia,
grass II LEFT Ia itself will grow within .-.
ain limits almost; anywhere. In the c0-,.r.
of stone pavcments or wherever thor. /.
a pinch Of earth. IL IL also a fac thai Il v.Ir
object is merely Ia spread a carpet pleasing
To the eve over a certain spao" a. ulf,
earth. YOU can accomplish It about A. 't-
by growing flowers ~ by growing q laSa,
and about ~ cheaply, too.
Bos>tful Engllshnsn used 20 tell vI-'''ns
Americans who admirsi their lawn, Ut
lNNNHA tkhiA inv WY " kbNN AA ~
bv cultivating II for several centuries,
The same statement IN still repeatri unra-
~sionally in the Unitet States. A. q m,'.ar
Of fact. the American lawn mower o. =
vastly greater importance m getting q 10
lawn than the cultivation Of os'n'I.a.
That implement. which has divided u..r.,
with the baby cairiagc among the hum pf.
ists, has enabled innum"rah,e h"luHful
lawns to ~ created, and with ~. hrlp lu.
A.. - culinary N.H.Ntf tAuZ ia NIaANN far MA
car. get a. good a lawn ~ one could " -u,
IN much less than "A lfetim" N"v"'''o-
less. flowers Will te found easier 10 manage
the.h a perfect lawn.
II " lack Of appreciation 81 this ia"i
thai has Allied suburban homes with de-
appointment People seldom grasp 80
real difficulties Of making two blade =
grass grow where there was one before.
and above all. 81 making that growth c'0-
tinuous. IL will b. observed that lava
making IL capable OF moral i%ra"hlrg re
pie fail also 10 comprehend th" amount 2
preparation nred.-i for the ground and
this il the grca, cause of lack OF SIc---s
In the first placr, a moderately rich Ill
" essential to a good lawn, h"v1u-" gr1ss
needs a great deal 81 npunShm"u'
the nourishInent H. not already Iu tho Ill
II must he supplied In the form 81 ~fer'.'s-
ers The proper fertilizer to us' I- =
study by itself. depending upon On" DOT
denCie- Of the soil and various oth"f cun-
ditions, Important a. his food question
IL, IL receives In most cases only casual
attention That " one reason why gra-,
does not grow a. " IL expected To
In the second place. the top-pil should ~
broken up 20 finely that IN a handful ih"r'
are few humps Of any size, and IA" suh~ll
should also be broken up TINS l. chiefly
to secure perfect drainage for the gra~-, AMI
is a part % lawnmaking WHICH Is almost iu.
variably -lishted. A. a rule, IN" sun~'l
IL left undisturbed. NJ thai water mas cHl-
lect there to the det1mcnt OF u" tender
roots. The treatment Of tho iop@plI =
usually limited 10 breaking the cariu into
humps Nv ploughing or -padinR and then
raking or narrowing the surface un''L D.
II fine, Unless the topsoil II madc hus
Co q depth Of one foot or fifteen inchc~ A.
least. the best results In a lawn are -caryIv
20 he expected. Imperfect trestmen' -
lawns are not III their ovn"rr would
like them To lie. With ordinary wurt'u"r
Il IL almo-, impossible To have the g0uuni
properly prepared.
The troubles 81 lawmakers arr cal-ei
largely toy neglect ~ the-a two preliminary
operations. and the difficulty ~ making =
good lawn NAV bc Judged by the care Win
which they must H. conducted. The ground
being thus prepared. the question of sup
plying the grass l. reached TINS MAY -
done either with sods or with seed Soddtpg
j. the quicker method. but u j. oI-u Co Ia
serious Objection that good sods arc N.ff
difficult To procure. unless The graSs 'F
hecn specially grown, and thcn IN" c"s' ,
high. Ordinary SOD contains y miNtur" ~
grasses. whereas the finest lawn eN".1+
arr obtained by using only a single vnr'''.
A lawn can he grown from -eed Win
short period. and experts regard ia" rc~Ht
A. moro satisfactory than that giNcu ~
sodding A. for the - lection 81 the -'i
used. there j. little room for chow u'i'~
ordinary conditions In this part ~ '""
country. Experts advise against u,.';
the mixtures SOLD 10y the ~srd-nt"u IT,,
best lawns consist Of a single VARIETY or
grass The most that can IN said 'ur 80
- tilai GA. Of the var'rl'-s
tanned la them will he found To- L. i'.'-
suited to the locality than any o' th" u.N.r'
and will eventually crowd tho other 'W
but the same result could H. accomplished
IL a shorter lime Ivy using that -,"ctm 'lul
Of s-ed
For general u-e the choicc l. prartigs'v
to Kentucky hlue gra~s E'f''
Island hent and creeping lsnt ~" -H
premacy for color IL usually awRfItr D
deep rch emerald green ~ M" I'"'
grass. The Rhode Island lrni = fn" -
texture and superior In turf making Gr1
ties. IL r. of his grass that the avn. 2
the mIllionaircs NJ Newport are g'u"'H.f
made. N costs two or threc timrs n rHE'i
a. the blue grass. which fact mal"" go
latter preferred. ~ a rule. other difrrrur'
living incon~iderabl.. " T. often tho race
~. " ANNta NAhA w" Nv
Iop clover or some white Dutch GLOW
After the grass has begun Ia grow 'hri'
nome- an anxious and exciting tim ~
he proprietor In fighting weeds. f',rI
vigilance H. the prev % n fine law
so the weeds ave been r0uri>hiug Il
long In your lawn, which j. -,
erred with bare patches where you isE'
been pulling them up This ~ the i.r'
when you should rc-ecd these l.fs
spreading over them some ut.a.-
rich earth To encourage the gruvfl
" the grass. IL the grnss gets a ruul
tart In the fall before cold weather q WI
through the winter and will l-Ep
In the spring before the Wrsi'
a chanc. To establish them-e.N.-
several years of such constant sustained
Mort will give YOU the lawn YOU VA.
will tske a lot Of patience. hut IA" r"-Ht
viii repay the work. Unless the Lawn q
n very bad share u will hardly b. vurh
rhile 10 attempt TO make u Over Hgsp
Wholly. even u the ground has not '--'n
repaired properly.
Unless the ground IL unusually U"H 4
|. ner~~>ary To give your lawn dn"~-.ic"
y FERTILIZER In tho fall and ~pune IhH
una OF fertilizer Ia 10 u-Ni u"Is'nd- Nl'''
he needs OF the ground N'u ran f'n'''F
y, A. much contrary Ad,ir' irIm rAi~f'H
N the suht~ct as you Want \ q tHi' =
all dressing OF chrsr shsnp wnnlf" a'l an
arty spring dressing 81 uussrh~i ha'l-
'oud s-hr. should produo~ god fs-uf-