Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-27
Beautlfying Expo
sifion Grounds.

sifion Grounds.
Artistic landscape engineering
and gardening is rapidly transf"r'H-
ing what was but a rough scope or
woodland into a paradise of beauty
Art has oeen brought to the aid or
noture in accomplishing the great
landscape work of the jamestown
Exposition. Natural forests are
utilized where available and mas
sive trees are being trans-pianted
to carry out the plan OF the WORK
and conform to the general ar,
range me It of streets, buildings and
other Exposition improvements
More than million plants,
shrubs and trees are already III
place on the grounds. covering
many varieties, from the budding
plants just opening into life to IA
giant llveoak whose age is estlmat-
at nearly thousand years. This
veteran oak, the king of the trans
formed forest, was large tree
hen America was discovered and
its spreading branches will afford
shade and shelter to thousands Of
Exposition visitors.
The arranging Of the grounds
necessitated tire drainage ct more
than thousand acres OF land IN
order to guard against any posi-
bility of malaria. Streams had to
be bridged and great trees had t."
be transplanted and in many in
stances had t., be carried Oh RATS
across tide water for many miles
An old apple orchard which occu-
pied part Of the ground needed by
the Exposition had to be remaved
Instead of being destroyed 1t was
dug up and the trees transplanted
around a thirty-five acre drill
ground to provide shade and add
beauty to the surroundings.
The Exposition avenues a'e TO be
rendered attractive by five rows of
trees, two of apple, two of red ma
Pile, and one Of pin oak. All open
spaces are to be covered with trees
shrubs and flowers, the flowers and
shrubs will be planted along the
walks. The creamy white magnol-
las and lilies, the bright golden
rods, roses and other Towering
plants and trees, will mingle their
colors with the various shades of
green furnished by the ivy, the oak
the maple, the pine and the bay
trees.
Ferns in endless variety are to be
seen along the beds of flowers. apd
luxriant palms will play an impor
tant Fart in beautifying the land
scape. Towering high aboye the
roses, lilies, lilacs, jasmine, mag
nolias and multitudes Of other
shrubs and trees stand groves of
pines along the water courses.
The tree growth had an impor.
tant influence on the building OF
the Exposition, for the streets and
roadways on the grounds have been
made to conform to great extent
to the location of the trees in order
that an attractive landscape setting
may lie given to the buildings
wherever possible. Some Of thu
walks will be bowers of beauty uD
der natural arbors of scuppernong
grape. Virginia creepers and other
trailing vines.
The fence around the grounds
two and half miles long, is in it.
self thing of great beauty. 1t is
eight feet high, made of farm wire
and barb wire. The entire fence is
covered with japanese honeysucklt
blooming all Summer, with irum-
pet vine with !heir long scarlet
| flowers and with the magnificent
crimson rambler rose. Thus, the
beauty of the Exposition grounds
may be seen on every side, even
the fence beiag sight to arouse
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