The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-08-18
THE
HOME GROUNDS
Something Americans Should
Give More Attention To.

USE TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES
Map Out Area Where Decoration Will
Do the Most Good and Then "Get to
Work"-Try to Hide All Objection.
able Buildings.
The appropriate $ of trees. shrubs.
vines and herbaceous plants In the
adornment Of city. village. suburban or
country home grounds gives a charm
and beauty which are interesting and
pleasing to the passerby as we'll as to
the occupant of the home. says l. O.
Corbett. horticultural. Plants are a
means OF expressing r%estfulness and
beauty. Their gradually changing as.
pect with the succession of the sea.
sons heightens their pleasing effect
and relieves m%onotony.
The changes which occur In the life
of vegetation during the year have
caused man to speak Of the stages of
human existence as the ''spring,"
"summer" and autumn" of life. The
leaf. the branch aud the flower. as we'll
as the general form of the plant, man.
1fest n grace and beauty which art en-.
denvors to copy. While art cannot
take the place Of nature It neverthe-
1n,o .IOx,c nv TIM nNrtnr I, rprt IN enn0h.
ing us to soc aud appreciate the beau
ties Of na,nre After the eye has been
trained 10 see and the mind to inter.
pref the beauties which the eye he
holds then association with nature pro-
dmcrS lis "r"nlpSt effect.
n ,hr artificial adOrnment OF
81. nrhS hv means of plants nature Is
ny. ,o.' inS'rlrtnr From her we learn
~, 'i>.,~ ~, grass. flowers. vines.
stlHi',- mo tr,..S and how to combine
1h..n IL iin hes, advantage By grow
iii. ;nor,te, fn, yes the various class
rs iit .:""'irS ut plants have develop
81 'n'lits habits and requirements
wsu ~ ..aht.- them irn, only to live and
ihr". ~, mnruI"uN. hut actually to as.
S,Si u;,.. another
Mun should first provide for his ne.
ceSSi!i"s- then tor comforts and finally
for pleasures In a new country such
az ours the expenditure of time and
means for the adornment of grounds
hns naturally received too little atten
ton. The people have betn necessary.
~ concerned with acquiring lands and
buildings. But a stage Ut development
has now been reached when Amer'-
cans should give more attention to the
establishment Of their home grounds
The first essential in the adornment
of n home area Is the formation OF Il
suitable plan. In making this plan THE
principal things to b. considered are
the size of the area. the amount which
the owner feels able to expend for ,hr
purpose. the climatic conditions. the
soil. the exposure. the peculiarities NJ
the site and the style of treatment.
whether formal or natural.
Small places. consisting Of an acre
or less. situated among others of like
dimensions can only be appropriately
lIUpIOfeu VII d u SlftC. wv ~
other hand. large suburban places or
country seats should. in order to main
tain unity and harmony with their
surroundings. he treated in the natural
style.
1t is impossible to develop a forest.
q park or even a grove or an area less
than m acre In extent. and II Is equal
~ impossible to maintain fountains.
terraces. sheared trees. hedges and car.
pet bedding over an area OF several
acres. Hence the two general styles
of landscape gardening have been de
veloped. One of these may be adopted
or both may be combined to suit the
circumstances
Before q tree or shrub ia placed IN
it's permanent location an outline map
of the area to be treated should be
made. This map should locate all ex
listing structures. indicate the direction
In which most pleasing outlooks are to
be had and also the contour Ut the
ground to be beautiied. The aim
should be to hide BY means Ut trees
and %shrubbery all objectionable build.
ings or portions of the place and also
to shut from view all unsightly Oh
jects maintained BY neighbours. to 10.
cate the trees and shrubs SO as to
allow an uninterrupted line of vision
where the outlook Is pleasing and to
go locate the paintings on large en-
tates as to afford the greatest protec
f1nn frnm w3uNo ond unNouirah 1o SI1r.
rOundings.
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