Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-29
BEAUTY SPOTS ABOUT HOMES
What Nay Be Done to Make the Surround
ings Attractive
PLEASURES OF AMATEUR GARDENING
Delights I'm the Ever-Chaneing Work
of Natures Acknowledgements
Eject of shrubbery and
Vines.

MANY anu NdIleQ are An6 ways Oh DCdull-
flying homo surroundings. Equally varied
are the ways in which the householder
may derive pleasure as well as profit from
small gardens. 1T is the Joy and despair
Of the gardener that his work is never
done, his materials are growing. changing,
ever-vsrying things" exclaims a writer in
the Century magazine; work that Affords
pleasure is not exacting work and no one
who undertakes gardening even on a small
+. scale cannot fail to derive satisfying pleas
are from watching natures alchemy produce
results under lfe-giving sunshine. This
is the delight Of the man or woman who
works sklllfully and watches the seeds de-
Eelop.
How and When to Plant.
'TTell me what 1 shall plant In a little
garden" said a novice to a seed dealer
the other day. II know something about
gardening. but want you to advise me
what time to begin, what things 1 should
plant first, and what should leave untfl
later on" ---
"Just as soon as the sun begins to shine
and the ground 20 get warm. 1t is time to
plant garden seed" said the seed dealer.
And so the tirne. Cor many things has
come.
first wO win talk about peas You
should plant some Of two varieties now
one an extra early kind and the other
for second early or medium crop. While
the smooth peas are the earlier, the
wrinkled ones are sweeter, you know. A
standard early wrinkled pea is tho Gradus
or prosperity pea. There are numerous
varieties Of second early peas; Horsford's
Market Garden and Pride Of the Market
are standards When the early peas are
gone use the same ground for a late var
iety.
Then you should have some beans in
your garden. too. Better plant a couple
Of varieties OF early dwarf beans and later
varieties Of bush limas and wax beans.
don't think much OF pole beans for small
gardeners. The lima pods have Just as
much meat In them. All Of these seeds
should be planted two or three inches be-
low the surface in we'll pulverized ground
in rows probably foot or so apart &C
cording to the room you have.
"Other things planted now are lettuce,
radishes onion sets, asparagus roots, GU
cumbers, beets and carrots Use onion
sets and roots Of asparagus. Plant Gu
cumbers in hills, three or four feet apart
with four or five seeds in a hill. Plant
the other seeds in narrow rows or beds
Put in some mustard and spinach. They
make fine greens. Also plant a little
parsley for plate decoration. Might as well
put on little style. you know.
Farsnips may be planted pretty soon.
would wait about ten days before planting
sweet corn or setting out cabbage plants
Set out your tomato plants about May /
I would recommend one or two early va.
rieties and some later ones. Set them ou
about two feet apart.
1T is wonderful how much stuff can b,
grown on small piece OF ground Blu
gardening doesn't consist OF early enthu
siasm in planting seed and later neglect A
garden must have attention to give re
suits"
Shrubs and Vines.
An important factor in securing pleasant
results in planting shrubs and vines for tn
town yard is 10 plant in the right place
The most usual mistake Is to place thu
shrub first planted. which is generally tn,
most beautiful shrub, in the center OF IN,
lawn. Others are planted in the largei
openings left so that when the scheme 4
eomplsts the shrubs are scattered. eacl
standing out alone. II this plan is carried
out II shows each individual shrub as
specimen, rather than as an ornament
Each one Is a thing exhibit as In
museum So far from contributing TO tn
beauty Of the whole home, the lawn be
comes merely place to display indiyidua
shrubs. The more the planteriis attraete,
by the beauty Of a particular shrub. IN
more likely he Is to isolate It.
A much better erect may be secure
by maintaining an open lawn IN front an
by masslng the shrubs in groups in tn
corners OF the yard. along the sides an
rear, In front OF outbuildings. in corner
OF the building or In the angles forme
by the steps and the porch. Grouped 4
this way the shrubhery paintings form
truly decorative frame to the home grounds
The open lawn In front admits the yellov
sunlight. gives air and roominess and
suggestion Of expanse to the grounds.
Sharp angles OF the yard. may be soft
ened into graceful lines by msssing shrut
berry In the corners. Low growing shrub
can be planted close In 20 NIL the angle
between the steps and the porch. The bar
formal outlines OF the basement wall ma
be neutralized by mass OF spireas 9
other low forms OF shrubbery planted a fe'
feet IA width against the corners. An
bold and striking stone surface OF a bas'
ment wall may be so improved in appeal
anoe by disposing shrubbery in this way.
In massing shrubs the tallest should B
placed IN the rear ana the lowest In from