The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-26
suzsx q ~44SSSzss&s CITY FLOWER GARDENS
4Esse1<22 - HOW to MAKE Be BACK YARD

lbuncbcs Of these cheerful little nower9
throughout all the month Of May.
/ Chrvsanthcmums and japanese aucm-
one n planted in the spring VII IN
sure The back yard garden OF being stD
n thing Of beauty throughout the autumn
Nor should tho Christmas rose, which
blooms nbovc tho snow at Christmas time,
lbc forgotten.
ATE in the autumn the plants must
hc wclI covered with good coating
of manure to keep Ibcm warm io'
the long sleep of win.cr. ], would DC
well 10 add any new plants or bulbs IN
tho fall rather tha1 to wait until tue
spring comes again. for Sur'len planned
and planted tbrn VII flourish with lcfs
cnrc and watching thnH when the SEEDS
must come 20 lifr just as socu ss they
nrc sowu and can take roos.
In laying on; a garden il Is well TO note
that the hes; effect is obtained throneh
ounutity rather iann tnrcugh variety
In other words. il e bca; 10 have more
OF one kind of Hover ninsscd together
than To cypcnd the same amount OF money
upon u heterogeneous collection of all
different shrubs and flowers.
For garden reclaimed from an average
sized city ward t6c following would make
Ia good and culGcicDt list with which to
stock Five to SHRUBS. leo carly tulips.
100 late fuHps, $50 nnrcissus. 100 Spanish
iris. 40 crccuses. G large pcouics, nboGt
G rose bushes. , dozen da1odils. > dozen
German Iris. / dozen coiuIobinc. > blccd-
Eng hearts. with few uas;nrtums it 1t Is
dcsircd to have some flowers in the garden
through the inte summer.
There are nlso nGny vegetables which
will grow qu,se as we'll in city hack ya7l
na in any county Kitchen garden, To-
mato vines yocur onions. young carrots,
beans. peas. rs6isocs. parsley. lettuce.
rnubarb-ail these could he made 10 yield
n Useful amorrt of pin money 10 the en-
te7prisiug girl who can mako an arrange
mcnt with her family 20 keep them sup
piled with f-esh vegetables at regular
groccr's priccr. From tue proceeds OF tho
vegetable plo: one year enough should he
realized for many new shrubs and plants
for the beautitying Of that part Of tho
enrdcn which is devoted TO the cultiya-
ton of flowers nloue.
i In many city houses the clothes lines
ihnye been bnnsheL 10 the roof or to
drying rooms on the top floor, thus leay
ing the whole yard free and ready fo
i the entrance Of O miracle worker. II
deed the transformation from rho fami
liar barren waste of the ordinary bach
yard 10 the garden into which this same
spot can so well he converted will seem
AZ first little short of miraculous. But
this garden is formed just as any other
! ga arden of The snmc size, well laid ont
flower beds and pebble paths an nrbor
lat one end, beneath which afternoon tea
may he served, rustic bench OF two
placed against tho rose and ivy covered
fences which cast a welcome shade at
different hours of the day, in the centre
tiny fountain throwing up a cooling
spray all through the hottest days: all
ihis is well within the limits of nossihil-
ity in any back yard A narrow wooden
balcony with steps leading down from
tic bsy window OF the dining room TO
the pathway among the flowers below
can hc built at small cost, and where
Ivy has had time TO grow up over tho
brick wall Of the house the visitor 10
this one time back yard will imagine her
self In n vcritnblc garden of rho gods.