The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-28
Park Commissioners Bulletin

We Of late are receiving a great many
inquiries relating to trees, lawns. flowers,
etc, and we therefore deem II appro-
pirate TO give publicity to several sub
jects relating to these questions. OF
late several lawns In our city have been
infested by growth OF grass giving a
dry and dead appearance TO the lawns
and gradually killing out the lawn grass.
This pest is the tall or crab grass. a
variety of grass trailing and spreading
rapidly and OF browns gray color. To
combat this pest constant wedding and
watering but especially fertilizng, is the
only way to get rid OF It.. In poorly
made. and especially poorly watered.
lawns 1t Is most apt TO abound A good
winter dressing OF rich manure. even If
quite fresh. OF bovine origin, will kill
this pest which otherwise may result in
running all our lawns on account of its
spreading qualities caused by its far
travelling seeds. Wherever 1t fiourshes II
marks a poorly made or poorly sprinkled
lawn. about the same as the dandelion
pest, but more troublesome.
We will answer inquiries regarding
the following varieties OF tulips for out
door planting are we'll adapted to our cli-
mate; Single pink and rose, cottage maid,
Ducvan toll, Colour Gonceau: rose girls
Rembrandt, potte bakker; single white.
La Refine. pottc bakker, immaculec. /.
Queen Of the Netherlands, yelows cryso-
lara, canary bird goldfinsh. yellow prince.
pinks are Lord Beaconsfeld, Murillo,
Vaurbaak and Rose de Armor. Double
reds, rose rubrorum and imperator rub
rorEm. etc.
But whatever variety is planted the
preparation OF the soil and the covering
during winter arc the principal require
ments TO make bulb planting success
There are also great variety of
hyacinths, daffodils. etc. but the for
mer needs a sandy soil for good Towering
and the latter rich loan TO be at its
best. So much for bulbs.
Aud now something about hedges or
live fences. II seems strange. but II is
nevertheless true. that too little is un-
derstood about the good uses which can
ing lot or plot OF ground A fence Of
iron or board construction requires con-
ttnual care. painting. repairing. etc, and
looks bad wherever placed compared TO
picket or any other fence except the
natural or live fence Is out OF harmony
with nature and natural surroundings
and an insult TO one with an eye for
4 fence formed of privet Japan ounce
elder bnrherry or any other suitable
plant is at once htting and with good
care can be made beautiful part of the
surroundings, while a picket OF any other
fence OF lumber will spoil any land :
scape, unless IL is made inconsUicuous
and painted to harmonic with the land
scape.
In laying out your garden an eve for
beauty and harmony is necessary. and
one should never use level or plumb
rule, because In nature no straight lines
or sharp angles arc found to exist But
curved lines. harmonzng colors, we'll
formed backgrounds and beautiful sky
lines. with broad perspectives. should
be adhered 10. The landscape makes up
the beauty of any country. It is the asset
OF Switzerland; II is the pride OF Paris:
II Is the attractive feature OF our Pacific
coast cities; IL is what makes a city or
country worthy OF mention.
But the execution OF such work should
be left TO one mind. mind capable OF
grasping the opportunity of beautifying
and improving. unIiindcred In It's de-
velopmcpt and the working out of its
Ideas We quote our Landscape archi-
tect. WAUGH. who says: That is a fine
art which attempts 10 create organized
bcauty--to unite several dissimilar spots
In one harmonic whole. In this respect
landscape art stands on a level with the
other fine arts" That is enough TO con-
vince one how easily any surrounding.
garden or park may be ruined by one
who does not possess the knowledge
good taste or talent necessary to pro-
duce anything coherent with the re
duiremeDts OF this peculiar art But
more than this. close observation Is
needed to know and to decide just what
plants. trees shrubs will be suitable
alike for the effect of the landscape