The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06
SUGGESTIONS FOR
GARDEN AND LAWN
Valuable Hints Contained in
First Bulletin of Park
Commissioners.
SCIENTIFIC BEAUTIFYING
DEMANDS CAREFUL STUDY
Appropriate Surroundings Are
Equally as Important as
Dwelling Place Itself.

The city board of park commissioners.
by Nicholas Byhower, superintendent OF
parks. has again resumed tho issuance or
helpful bulletins for the benefit of those
who desire information concerning the
planting and caring for gardens and
lawns. The first bulletin Of the season
was Issued Saturday, and follows In iull:
FOR the benefit of those interested In
beautifying and maintaining home
grounds and gardens in good condition
we will aid as much as possible by prac-
teal advice and information. We do
not doubt that such endeavor will be
appreciated and we know that by fol-
lowing such advice and suggestions the
beauty OF our city can be greatly en-
hnnced. In many instances our home
grounds are overdone IN regard TO plant
ing, while with the same expense the
appearances might be greatly im1proveG5 1I
by following more closely the lines OF
natural arrangement.
For city residence home grounds In
general five principal points should be
''E'!rst-To leave the center lawns open
that is, do not cut up the lawn for
a flower bed. or do not crowd the space
with shrubs, rose bushes. etc.
''Second-When shrubs, roses or
plants are needed to screen or border
the place FOR the purpose OF obscuring
unslghtly views. or to render more sc, @
formed by curved lines as in the nat
ural landscape. where no straight lines
seen.
the background by planting vines, groups
OF shrubbery. etc. so the beauty VIII
not be disturbed by the sight Of an old
fence. a gaudy painted barn, clubhouse
other such objects.
''Fourth-Avold the planting OF more
shrubs or trees than are really neces-
sary. considering that each specimen
NO StffipInnf n 1aU6'nD
v!dual beauty without being kept In
bounds by too close trimming,
Select Expert Gardener.
Fifth and principal point-NeVer con-
slider the making OF your home grounds
Of any less Importance than the build
ing OF your residence. and In employing
someone to plan and make such grounds
be just as careful In the selection OF
gardener as you would IN selecting
your architect In regard TO the trim
ming. or better, the pruning. OF trees,
We want TO say the following:
'As a lining Of street planting. trees
form height and shape. This is. how
ever. difficult 10 obtain where the trees
are OF different varieties. With this in
view. we have already before recon-
different streets of our city, which should
for the sake Of general interest be strict
ly followed.
"of elm trees We want to state. that
a heading down of this variety should
never be done. for the graceful, slender
appearance OF this variety Will be
except where trees are for. years neg.
lected. we will say that each variety OF
tree should by yearly pruning be Kept
in the shape OF its lndiyidgaI eLa diagram;; n;
"A Carolina poplar, the more or less
dome shape OF the bolleana or silver leaf
poplar, the round headed. dropping
shape of most OF the elrns. etc. should
be preserved in pruning the tree,
This will clearly demonstrate. by
looking over many mistreated trees In our
little tree trimming Is being done In
fact great number OF trees; II they
had the power Of speech, would be con-
stanuy crying about the bad treatment
be said about shrubs Ia regard 10 trim.
ming Early towering varieties should
be trimmed after blooming. others In the
spring OF the year; some very severely.
others again very little 1t will never do
to shear them all 10 certain shape. as
so many sheep. for each variety has Its
peculiar requirement .
Care in Cutting Roses.
"of rose bushes we want to state that.
nearly all being budded OH wild stock.
special care should be given In, cutting
off all such wild roots as will always
sprout out from the roots. They are
ton, from the cultivated rose shoots;
but by not paying special care. such roses
will be running wild and will be a dis
appointment. sometimes wrongly blamed
10 the nurseryman.
1--WE like to call attention to the peren-
NAL plants. of which n great number Of
varieties give opportunity for decorat-
ing grounds and gardens ineXpensively.
as once planted and we'll established they
give perpetual satisfaction. One also
might arrange now for a hotbed TO raise
some Of our most needed annual flower
plants. OF which the standard varieties
are too we'll known to need any descrip-
ton. Suffice IL to state that. relating
TO the details OF the subjects already