The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-06-04
LANDSCAPE GARDENING.
81 bjsct Every Home Lover Should
Give Al ention.

Give Al ention.
By J. r. Shinn. Professor Of Horticulturs, Idahs
Experiment Station. Moscow.
Most of the West is new country,
therefore it is not surprising that COM
parativeIy few dwellings and farmsteads
within her boundaries are surrounded
by attractiyely 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 mortqaeed and |
every effort has been bent to relieve |
this condition; or, some may have set |
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 aside the real identifying 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
giveI 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 10 far from the imagination. A ,
third class OF people arc those who
really love the touch which nature
gives the home surroundings, but from
lack of forethought and systematic
planning their efforts fall far short OF :
success. All Of these classes of home
makers can proftably devote some at
tention to this subject, commonly r
known IS Landscape gardening" and {
its application to homes of our country. fr
The ultimate aim OF all landscape
gardening, whether conducted on
mall or on large scale, should be to
present pleasing picture. In other o.
words, landscape gardening may be de-
ined as the art Of arranging and group o
ng trees, shrubs and flowers in such a -
manner that q picture of undeniable "
'eauty prevails from season to season. h,
t il not enough that the material
hosen for the paintings should give an
ttractive display for a single season,
uch az the painter places upon his sa
anvas, but the selection should 20 wi
,rther, presenting material that will II
I've increasing variety and alluring
eauty for each day, each week and If
ach month, boz
From this statement OF the subject to
is quite evident that the landscape
irdener who Yields the tools which 7
ature places at his disposal occupies S S1t
osition on equal footing with the artist inc
ho Yields the brush in transferring Posco
ese pictures to the canvas Yet II is cur
lite possible for most OF US to play the con con
Irt OF the former, even though it Ee con
very limited manner. As many OH
inters are imitators to great degree, ma
one should initiate the works Of b bIo
hers in the arranging Of plants, he Tbs
build be committing no objectionable MOI MOI
4. In fact, this latter method OF Ado
ocedure is likely to prove the most I,
iitful means for the average person to
lploy; at any rate, it will serve ad-
rably for the purpose of giving an
% OF the kinds OF plants to select and ma
, grouping methods most pleasing to 10 /,
, eye. S Sap
On the other hand, 1t is necessary a.
It the person who is to become the r
ateur landscape gardener should un- iron
stand some of the prime essentials "
common sense rules of this art. 81
lere shall the flowers be placed2 poll,
I'll the trees and shrubs come in the y
Idle Of the lawn or shall they find a rest'
re appropriate location in some you
er pointH Is 1t good taste to make
ks and roads in curves2 These and 81
ny other questions naturally arise bass
he minds Of those who are carefully Nor,
specting in this subject. 1t there "r
behooves us to get some working OF
Of these various topics. Every NJ
le-lover should give ample attention ~,
bis subject. ouih'