Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31


throughout all the month of May.
Chrysanthemums and japanese anem-
one, if planted in the spring, will in
sure the back yard garden Of being still
"a thing Of beauty throughout the autumn.
Nor should the Christmas rose, which
blooms above the snow at Christmas time.
be forgotten.
u ATE in the autumn the plants must
be well covered with a good coating
of manure to keep them warm for
the long sleep of winter. 1t would be
well to add any new plants or bulbs IN
the fall rather than TO wait until the
spring comes again, for a garden planned
and planted then will flourish with less
care and watching than when the seeds
must come to life just as soon as they
are sown and can take root.
In laying out garden it Is well to note
that the best effect is obtained through
ouantity rather than through variety.
In other words. it is best to have more
of one kind of flower massed together
than to expend the same amount OF money
upon a heterogeneous collection OF all
different shrubs and flowers.
For a garden reclaimed from an average
sized city yard the following would make
good and sufficient list with which to
stock Five to 6 shrubs 100 early tulips
100 late tulips $50 narcissus, 100 Spanish
iris $50 crocuses, 6 large peonies, about
rose bushes, dozen dafodils, dozen
German Iris. 1 dozen columbine, bleed
inc hearts. with few nasturtiums II 1T Is
desired to have some flowers in the garden
through the late summer.
There are also many vegetables which
will grow quite as well in a city back yaro
ne in any country kitchen garden. To-
mato vines. young onions, young carrots
beans. peas, radishes, parsley, lettuce,
rbubarb-all these could be made to yield
useful amount of pin money to the en-
ternrising girl who can make an arrange
ment with her family to keep them sup
nlied with fresh vegetables at regular
grocer's prices. From the proceeds OF the
vegetable plot one year enough should De
realized for many new shrubs and plants
for the identifying of that part OF the
ga rden which is devoted to the cultiva-
ton of flowers alone.
In many city houses the clothes lines
| have been banished to the roof or to
driving rooms on the top floor, thus leav-
ing the whole yard free and ready for
the entrance of miracle worker. In
deed the transformation from the faml-
liar barren waste of the ordinary back
ward TO the garden into which this same
snot can so well be converted will seem
ot first little short of miraculous. But
this garden is formed just as any other
garden of the same size, well laid out
flower beds and pebble paths, 'an arbor
at one end, beneath which afternoon tea
NAV he served. a rustic bench or two
n1aced against the rose and ivy covered
fences which cast welcome shade at
different hours of the day, in the centre
tiny fountain throwing up cooling
spray all through the hottest days; all
this is we'll within the limits of possibh-
ity in any back yard. A narrow wooden
balcony with steps leading down from
the bay window of the dining room to
the pathway among the flowers below
can be built at small cost, and whefi
iyy has had time to grow up over the
| brick wall of the house the visitor TO
this one time back yard will imagine. her
self in n veritable garden OF the gods.