Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-05-18
BEAUTY IN THE YARD
How Back Premises May Ee I'M
proved at Small Expense.
A FEW SEEDS WORK WONDERS
Unsightly Barns and Sheds May Easily
Be Covered With Morning G'ories
Some Advice Regarding the Best
Flowers to PIant-ChiIdren Can Help

some HoVIce Re9aroin9 the Best
Flowers to Plant--ChiIdren Can Help
There is 4 progressive little town in
Indiana that has been greatly i'm
proved dur.g the past three years by
the work of its wOman'S Improvement
association. Each week THIS society
holds meeting at some members res
.Irncc, and plans are discussed for the
b'ttcrmcnt of the town. Just now
there is II crusade against back wards
that are not properly cared for, and
this is a matter that every society
working + town Improvement should
association recently Il speaker offered
some Su%;.r ,tonS for the Improvement
of 'cll yards that should he of value
TO other communities She said
$50 far we have accomplished won
GcrS, but we must make our citizens
rcal."c more fGNy that they must all
bear hand in the work of town bet
ter. cnt, especially giving more atten-
ton to home adorument 1t IS an easy
matter to hcautfy a street if all the
residents would take Il little interest in
the work. lii many places shrubs and
vines may be placed in courtyartis;
bare walls may be CovercI with creep
iaT NincS flowers and foliage; plants in
boxes and pots may be set ON pazzas.
<tocpS and window SillS.
while most of the front var Is in
this town are we'll cared for S.nce our
"Eit0ton Of the matter In t year. the
back yards are n disgrace, no care
NhAtcver being given them. If we
Ti>h to impress visitors with the fact
that there is no better or cleaner town
- lpcatc i'll than ours. then we want
II wake up and insist that the citizens
bear hand in this matter. Most back
ards are used as Il convenient place
fpr storing refuse The owners simply
ignore them. It's queer that 81 many
cont or won't realize that the back
yards can he made very pleasant spots.
With Just little adornment one
could be made a mighty comfortable
pace for the family t. Spcnd its even
iH"S. and think how it w3ul improve
thc appearance of the town,
Even a small back yard can he
hcautiticd at small cXDcn.e ana trou-
be, and If YOU can interest the ch,l-
drCn in this healthfuI work they will
accomplish wonders after Il coed start
is made. If there is an old barn or
shed that is an cycSOre. it can lee made
prcposSeSSing by vines. Morning glo-
rieS grow thick and fast. ard if these
axe planted beside the barn they will
c"cntuaIly enrclop it and hide its un-
-igh,lnc's
''ln Identifying the lack yard YOU
can't pay too much attention to the
proper preparation of the soil. Dig
the garden deeply and break all the
large Jumps, If the ground Is sandy
Of otherwise poor, put In a coed coat
of we'll rCt.cI manure and make the
surface smooth and even \ garden
should not le attempted With the lea
rf Planting the ordinary ANIMALS if the
Narl + much shaded by adjoining
buildings and trees. But many plants
are fit for shady places. For instance.
il the border SOW aSterS. naSturtiumS,
lctUnaS. mignonetteS. Cnndytuft zin-
MAS. core"pSiS. gailardiaS. sweet peas
''lf your space permits, introduce a
few of the following. scattered along
in clamps of six or more-bluc lark
;'pr". pHpNici. phloX. Ge"nan iris.
columhre. agcrHtums, gcraniums. ver-
lenaS, hcliotropc, dahliaS, g!adioluScs
;ud cannaS
"The solomon seal, canterbury bells,
may apple. &pllcrWort. bleeding heart.
VI 'C'S and Co!Umhncs are among the
lest wild flowers. Then the ferns may
! e relied upon as good shade loving
plants. Naive maidenhair does we'll
in thoroughly drained places. And
there are cultivated flowers that like
best the places where they are protect
cl from the suns rays. Forgctmcnots,
Iittl" lohclias compact bushes six
inches higM and the improved vnrie-
ties Of the cardinal flower, the Queen
Victoria, a"e among them. BE sure
to have the shady places we'll drained
and have plenty of light rich soil"