Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-09-05

Lawn decoration is subject in
which country, city and village folk
are alike interested-or should be;
and it was considered in very
practical way by F. c. Edwards OF
Fort Atkinson at the meeting in
Madison the past week of the State
Horticultural society of which Mr..
Edwards is vice president. He said:
There is no country in the world
that has so many well-to-do people
as the United States or so many that
have and own comfortable homes; and
the best place there is on earth is a
pretty and comfortable home. We
cannot make it too beautiful or con-
venient. The labor of opening up
new country has as yet given little
opportunity to study lawn decoration
or home landscape gardening; the
time is ripe to give this very decided
attention, and the home builders are
waking up to the necessity of knowing
more about this Subject. In the first
place we must have lawn to
decorate. I am sorry to have to say
that large percentage of our people
in the cities and towns have their
houses to Is feet from the street
or avenue and, this being the case
we have no lawn to decorate in a
satisfactory manner. This fault is
largely due to the fact that one
neighbor crowd to the walk and the
next builder, in order not to be shut
in, does likewise till all the builders
on the street have followed the ex.
ample of the first offender.
mo greater mistake is made than
to have no lawn to decorate or enjoy
as much time is spent in the summer
time on our lawns with great satisfac-
ton and comfort. No dwelling house
should be closer than 40 to 60 feet
from the street walk in front, and
this would guarantee opportunity to
grow or have shade and ornamental
trees in the frontage and On the
side and back grounds. There is
space enough in this world to have
all lots not less that A rods wide and
8 rods deep, and if possible these
dimensions should be doubled; and
this question of room is crowding the
best builders into the suburbs, on the
lake frontages and into the country.
The farmer has by far the best chance
to have and own beautiful lawn and
drives. | see the real estate men arel
so greedy that they are cutting down
the AXIS rod lots and the people are
foolish enough to buy them, and you
may rest assured the real estate men
will work this game as long as these
goods will sell.
Having outlined a lawn, we will
say it's surface should form a perfect
slant from the dwelling to the walks
and drives, weeds of every sort should
be removed by cutting them with a
sharp blade under the surface of the
soil and, this followed up, will in a
short time thoroughly eliminate this
imperfection. think we should prize
very highly our natural grasses.
When they in our lawns are well
watered and groomed they are the
foundation to the best effect in lawn
decoration. AS the season closes al
be applied to enrich the soil for the
grasses and all tree and plant life
thereon. This to be entirely removed !
in the early spring.
In the planting Of trees and shrubs
two aspects confront us,-view from
the house and view from the street or
avenue. The view from the house |
should not be INSTRUCTED from the
most pleasant views of landscape and
scenery; but it is good taste to sol
plant the shade and ornamental trees
as to cut of the unpleasant, I'M
attractive views if there are any. !
The appearance from the street must |
have due consideration. as we want
to have people pleased with our
homes. This is perfectly natural and
worth the effort The shade and
ornamental trees ION the lawn |
should not be placed in line; but ar
ranged promiscuously. and the lighter
green foliage trees should be nearer
the frontage and the darker foliage |
trees moro in the background, as we
get the best effect from the street |
this way, and we have the dence |
foliage to use near the buildings !
for cooling effect and shade. Outside |
the walk | would mention among /
the best for avenue trees American I
white ash, Carolina poplar, box elder
white ash. Carolina popular, box elder
and silver maple, but the three first
named in my opinion are the most de-
sirable But do not plant too close, I
for, by too close planting. you de-
stroy the beauty Of any tree, plant Or
vine. Fopr trees planted on four
rod frontage are all right for the l
first ton years but after about that
time two trees are enough il you want I
to develop them into grand specimens.
"The trees I would mention as the
most desirable for the lawn to select
from are cut leaf white birch, Swed
ler's Norway maple. Norway maple. i
hard maple. horse chestnut. weirs'
cut leaf white maple. mountain ash,
teas weeping mulberry. camperdown |
elm and cataipa, ana on the side and
back grounds Norway spruce and .
Colorado blue spruce. white pine.