The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-21
A PRACTICAL
:. i. SUGGESTION
Minneapolis, March 9, 1906.
The Journals horticultural Editor,
MinneanO1is MINI

Dear Sir: Seeing E. G.. Walton s adj
vertlsement' in The Journal asking for
practical suggestions elbow to Beautify
a 21@.Acre Lot, and also have Part of
it Bring an Income,' [ take this oppor-
tunity to state my views on the sub
.ject.
In the first place, the house will be
cottage built, costing about ST. 800, land
will be OF the style most commonly seen
in walton s Houses with it's ample
porch, sweeping eaves and dormer win
dows; the roof will be painted green
and the body white, and the barn of the
same color, and the two will be placed
about so feet from the center Of the
lot against background of grove of
green oaks, so as to set off the two white
buildings to the best advantage. The
level Of the avenue and will slope down
to about 4 feet in the rear. The slope
in front will be terraced and the green
lawn will sweep back in a wide expanse
linterspersed here and there, without too
much regularity, with clumps of flower
ing plants such as lilies, peonies, tulips,
etc. On Ell ther side Of the top of the
stone steps in front will be placed two
large fewern ah sh ig and at th regular
will e'placed lilacs, cyringas, snowballs
and hydrangeas:: t.: - :.
= On both sides Of the stone walks to
the porch will be placed all kinds Of
roses, reserving for the porch the climb
ing rose which will be taught to Irvine
itself around the pillars and bring forth
| it's blossoms in all their fragrance and
beauty. To shade our lawn will be
planted over it's surface NAPLES, box
of the driveway will be rows Of lom-
hardy poplars, the sentinel Of trees,
while between the sidewalk and street
all along the front will grow the stately
elm.
:, Between the house and the driveway
in front of the barn will be built a
/ lattice fence on each side Of the
graveled walk, the fence will be covered
with grapevines with here and there a
bower built out from the fence, cool
. and inviting place to rest and read.
The ground to the right Of the barn
will be devoted to the larger garden
( planted to the commodities that will be
the most profitable: This garden will
be ~ acres in extent and will be
bounded by wire fence in the rear, a
; nicely pruned hedge to the light, a
double row of currant bushes, passing
far enough from the side Of the barn
to allow for roadway to facilitate the
handling Of the crop, which will consist
Of potatoes and onions, about half and
half; two commodities which, with the
currants, will actually pay for the place
in five years time; Immediately back
of the barn will be a yard, fenced il
for the stock to exercise in, with posi-
bly, chicken house in one corner. II
the left of the barn and yard will be
grown the vegetables for the use Of
the family, such as radishes, lettuce
sweet corn, etc, and further to the
front will be plated the orchard o1
apple, plum and crabapple trees, which
will extend from the driveway to the
hedge, which will mark the left bound
airy Of the lot.
This completes the whole plan Of
/ beauty and usefulness. A home of thi
kind is within the reach of every in
dustrious man in Minneapolis and cal
s be had amid the beauty Of Columbis
Heights, well away from the smoke ant
noise of the city, yet within reasonable
distance of the mills, factories, business
offices and banks, the pulses of me
tropolis. Yours for use ard beauty
Eugene B. Whittemore,
1904 A1drich Avenue N, City.