The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-06-18
THE HOME GROUNDS,
Points on BeaLaifying Them With
Trees and Shrubs.
HOW AND WKEN . LIANT.
Selection OF Sell Very important Con.
idsrstion-Method Of Setting Out
Shrubs. Trees and Plants So as to
Obtain a Pie View,

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One Of the chief features that add TO
or mar the appearance aud attractive
ness Of a town il the condition of tie
grounds around private residences To
obtain The best results care must be
taken and good judgment used IN set.
ting out shrubs. trees and plants.
Those surrounding the house are anal
agous TO the frame Of q picture and
should be so arranged a. "a give a
| good background TO thu buildings and
help to present q natural view of the
place,
The soil IN which the trees are TO be
planted IS u very important considera.
ton. II the soil IL ton sandy and prar-
ely, NO az to be deficient IN plant food,
good success with trees Hill be hin.
dered unless the soil ~ wen feriilized.
On the other hand, the soil may b. too
heavy. but this condition can be over
come somewhat by tile proper anplica.
ton of stable manures.
A good loamy soil Is coDceded to be
best for trees aud 0~ruamcntalS, and In
some cases II would pay 10 haul this
kind Of soil to start the trees IN
The size Of the hole to dig for the
trees depends on the size Of the plant,
However, one rule can be g~Iyen-be
sure 10 dig the hole large enough to
accommodate nh the roots without
crowdibg them Before selecting your
trees take a drive through the neigh
borhood To see wh1t trees and plants
are already growing With success in
the yards # your neiGhbors; also
write to your experiment station and
get Its list. From the two sources you
can make q list Of the mes that would
suit your site best Now you can go
to YOUR nursery catalogue and order
your trees and plants with q feeling OF
assurance that they Will grow If you
give them the proper cars and atten-
ton.
In ordering trees do not select those
that are too large, because II has been
found that the best success has been
secured with smaller trees,
All plants to insure the best success
should be trunsplanted during the dor
mant season. and, while they ran be
set out In the fall or winter, spring
planting is preferable.
In transplantlng do not place the
trees too close together or where they
will obstruct the front view Of the
house. Plant shrubs and ornamentals
In front OF the trees, also a the
house. to soften the outlines, aud In
the sharp angles made by the walks or
beds. To prevent shading Of shrubs
and oruamentals they should not be
planted too close TO the trees. When
lowers are planted they should be
placed In front Of the shrubs to finish
the background 1t Is not a good plan
TO cut up the lawn In front Of the
house. by trees or shrubs. 4 few small
groups of shrubs planted In the proper
places will break the monotonous out
lines Of the lawn.
After planting the plants they should
receive good care and attention. Plenty
OF water must be supplied to them.
either naturally or artiicially. The
soil should v be allowed to become
dry. The time to irrigate can be de-
termined by examining the soil If
the soil around the plants cracks open
too much after 'rrigating the cracks
should be closed By filing with soil or
tamping II down. This should be done
until the trees or plants are estab-
lished.
Pruning the trees and shrubs should
be practiced only when necessary.
Plants should be pruned to give them
form, TO remove extra growth and
dead branches. The natural form Of
the trees, shrubs and ornamentals
should be preserved as much as posi-
Bile. Limbs removed should be cut off
close to the trunk to insure quick heal
Ink Of the wound.-J. r.. Mundell in
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