The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-25
PLANNING
"A GARDEN

he does want me 10 stay outdoors.
Everybody finds me out here, AM
don't pretend to apologize for envel
oping aprons and garden tools. Nv,
dragged up enough porch furniture 81
that can entertain people and now
don't interrupt things to dress. Ou
here Einghams do very nicely"
"It is a charming porch" remarked
Louise with slight shiver, as she
carefully rolled Off hor delicate gloves
and lifted her fawngray skirts slight
NJ. "Isnt the yard--isn't it bit dirty
even for gInghamsf"
Now. for goodness sake, don't be
sncbbish," pleaded Doris. ''It's love
" And weren't you the very person
who advised me to give up the winter
term at school and come home, where
| could get we'll making flower gar.
dens? That was the very day father
came for me with the news that this
house in the suburbs was ours. i
came on to find snow everywhere and
no possible chance TO do anything but
plan. just when things began 10 get
sunny father was called away on this
tiresome business trip. Through my
conscientious Efforts mothers life was
made nightmare until she got father
70 send a long list OF instructions and
plans Tor the garden.
n started that very day in earnest.
Father wrote: Have the garden spaded
and arranged according to these plans,
and when | come Doris can do all the
planting under my instructions. 1
can see his smile as he wrote that.
What will he say to this. wonder?
"Xou sec. had already made plans
Of my own. He had sent for lots
OF horticulturists' magazines and in
one Of them ! found a glorious plan
for formal garden just the size Of
ours, OF course father wasn't spe.
cially interested in the flower side Of
# ct all. He is 80 crazy over sweet
corn and summer squaahes that be
can't think Of other things. When
he told me how much of the ground
could b. mine I kept The plan to my
self. for there seemed such oceans OF
time to discuss II. After he went
south ! talked it over with mother.
and she wrote him about some Of my
plans. That was why he sent his.
So We started III, making every now
and then few changes that didn't
really matter
Mother protested for q, time, but
she hasn't said word FOR b week
not since | started to dig the pool for
my irises and goldfish Yes, that's ii
In the center will be bank of gravel
but there will be a mud bottom for the
long roots. And I had pipes laid, so
there Will be continual flow of water
across the pool. or course there is
the water tax to think Of. ais mother
says, but maybe we can get a special
tate, since we want to use 50 much
water. Most things are cheaper al
yon know.
Along the sunny fence I've planted
and cosmos and coreopsis.
,ecause they make amicable com
AIDES when shoulder TO shoulder as
ny book says. Fathers corn was ID (
rave been there, but 1t can 60 some. 1
ghere else just as well. and think of
ne difference In the Iooks--and Oh
he most prominent side OF the yard
90!
The beds all circle about the iris
l00l and the paths are to be OF grass.
With fourfoot border with sweet
lyssUm, pansies ard foliage plants.
ust like the parks. And there are my
'oppy BEDS .nymphs even in the
eart OF fiowerdcm, my book calls
hem.
THAT pillar? Oh, that Is my sun.
ial Isn't 1t sweet? / had to have
ne, for this article says: About the
undial clusters all the romance Of
he ages. il is enYeloped in an atmo.
phere Of poetry
Mother and had our most serious
iscussion over that bed on the north
ide Of the yard. have to wait for
ather before | shall know about my
1mmer house. There I shall serve
"a, with rambler roses aud clemafis
nd wisteria climbing all abouti ia.
Ter had selected that side for his
sparagus beds and they were already
-arted, 50 yielded to mother III that
love asparagus, don't you? And If
must do without the summer house
I have the vines over the porch. As
other suggested.
Other vegetables? Well, yes. ia. J
ler wants them, and / am worried ]
think where he can put them. |
NY, he even wanted pumpkins and Z
| have left bed for
ttuce and radishes and such pretty !
ings as that. Tho book advised II !
& for the rest, We can buy ali the /,
'getables we want from the truck .
rmers around. ! inquired about
sf. :
Il haven't written father my entire 4
an It will BE- such g nice surprise 8
r him, ! think. Besides. II ID 40 com. a
iGated that be couldn't have under. &
pod u n letter. did write about h
owing the tomato beds away from +.
I hollyhocks and be telegraphed ms !,
let them alone. 80 that discour :,
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