Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-04-23
LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
Subject Every H,me Lover Should
Give Az ention.

Subject Every H,me Lover Should
Give Az rention.
BY ]. r. Shinn Professor of Horticulture Idaho
Experiment Station Moscow.
Most of the West is new country,
therefore 1t is not surprising that COM
paratively few dwellings and farmsteads
within her boundaries are surrounded
by attractively arranged paintings OF
trees, flowers and shrubs. Naturally,
the attention OF most citizens of this
great commonwealth has been confined
to the one idea of money. making; per-
haps the place has been mortgaged and
every effort has been bent to relieve
this condition; or, some may have get
a certain standard of money accumula-
tion and have devoted their energies to
working toward this goal The result
of these conditions has been that Of set
ting ash de the real beautifying Of home
grounds as secondary consideration.
Another very prevalent reason why peo-
pie neglect this all-important matter,
is found in the fact that scarcely one
person in thousand steps aside and
give, the matter adequate thought.
Although one may appreciate the at
tractive places Of others, still The idea
Of making his own place equally attrac-
tive Is far from the imagination. A
third class of people are those who
really love the touch which nature
gives the home surroundings, but from
lack of forethought and systematic
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success. All Of these classes of home
makers can profitably devote some at
tention to this subject, commonly
known as Landscape gardening" and
its application to homes of our country.
The ultimate aim of all landscape
gardening, whether conducted on a
small or on large scale, should be to
present a pleasing picture. In other
words, landscape gardening may be de-
fined as the art Of arranging and group.
ing trees, shrubs and flowers in such
manner that a picture of undeniable
beauty prevails from season to season.
It is not enough that the material i
chosen for the paintings should give an
attractive display for single season,
such as the painter places upon his
;anvas, but the selection should 90
arther, presenting material that will
give increasing variety and alluring
beauty for each day, each week and
ZACH month, /.
From this statement of the subjec,
t is quite evident that the landscape
ardener who wields the tools which
lature places at his disposal occupies
position on equal footing with the artist
Who wields the brush in transferring
hese pictures to the canvas, Yet it is
ute possible for most OF US to play the
art of the former, even though it te
q very limited manner. As many
'ainters are initators to q great degree,
ono should initiate the works of
theirs in the arranging Of plants, he
7ould be committing no objectionable
in. In fact, this latter method Of !
rocedure is likely to prove the most
ruitful means for the average person to
mploy; at any rate, it will serve ad-
,irably for the purpose of giving an
lea of the kinds OF plants to select and
40 grouping methods most pleasing to
ne eye.
On the other hand, it is necessary
1at the person who is to become the
mateur landscape gardener should un. {
erstand some OF the prime essentials
nd common sense rules of this art.
Where shall the flowers be placed? {
hall the trees and shrubs come in the
iddle of the lawn or shall they find +
ore appropriate location in some )
her point? is it good taste to make
alks and roads in curves2 These and
any other questions naturally arise n
the minds of those who are carefully n
in this subject. 1t there
re behooves us to get some working
ea of these various topics. Every \
'me-lover should give ample attention =
this subject.