Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-20

artist, he should have the ingenuity of
an inventor. for he must be ever ready to
with some idea. perhaps absolutely in
congruous, Of his employer.
Landscape gardening includes every
thing pertaining to the Improvement Of
the appearance of
Scope of Landscape the country as a
Gardening. y, w"o ,s II, r, ,ne e,'y
achieving Importance. In the older cities
the identifying of squares and streets.
the enlargement Of public parkings and
the cultivation of trees and shrubs wher-
ever possible. will this year give employ
ment to a much large number Of men
than ever before. In the newer cities
landscape gardeners are being consulted
In the arrangement of the town. The
best utilization Of natural resources, the
consideration of future growth in the
laying out of the streets and the preser-
walton Of every possible piece of natural
beauty results from this precaution.
, The work Of a skilled landscape garden
er may be felt in it's practical CONNER
o1al value in year or two. a progress
sive real estate firm in a New England
village two years ago employed land
scape gardener to improve the appearance
of three blocks of ground for the site
of several apartment houses. The situa-
ton was carefully studied. a practical
plan laid out in which certain hardy trees
and shrubs were suitably placed. Proper
attention was given to the parking and
some plain. comfortable apartment houses
were erected. Although these were much
less expensive and elaborate in their con-
struct1on than other houses In adjoining
squares they were Immediately taken at
much higher rent. the rental value in a
single apartment averaging from SIS to
$50 month higher. all because of the
attractive surroundings.
~
The value of the landscape gardeners
work is being recognized by the munich
pal authorities. and
appreciated by in consequence the
Munlclpalltles. showing more active
results along this line. Shelton, Iowa,
appropriated $4,000 to be utilized this
spring by newly appointed landscape
gardener to provide the proper embellish-
ment of three open squares which have
been neglected eyesores in the town for
years. This is the beginning of move
ment toward securing a larger public
park The landscape gardener in every
city should affiliate with the local i'm
provement organizations and endeavor to
unity the efforts in town beautifying
already under way.
The tree planting activities inaugurated
by the public school arbor day movement
have been spasmodic In many towns and
do not always produce good effects. If
the town landscape gardener oo-Operates
with the public school. giving advice
upon the selection of trees for certain
localities and their care after being
r,la cd hanaff u-jl
the school arbor day is under the direc-
ton Of a city landscape gardener who has
delivered a few lectures regarding the
care Of !. trees or the civic pride Of the
learn to watch for each new growth. If
a dry season comes and there is no pro-
vision by the town for sprinkling school
children frequently act as volunteer water
carriers and thus provide the trees with
the required moisture.
In the high schools in many of the
cities landscape gardening forms a sup
Elementary part OF
Studied IN the manual training
1r:-L c.L1. course. Illustrated
High SCHOOLS. lectures are given
on the growth of different trees and
shrubs, showing the result of properly
applied efforts. In the rural high schools,
which are becoming so numerous, es-
pecially in the middle west, land
scape gardening is taught in prac-
teal manner. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture is aiding in t.is
work. and this year is putting forth
greater effort than usual. While even
ten years ago landscape gardener of
any ambition felt obnged to go to Eu-
rope to secure his education, quite as
good facilities for studying this profess
sion in his own land are now being pro-
vided. The best ideas of Europe have
been brought to America and have been
enlarged and improved by the versatility
of the American workman.
New machinery has been invented for
use in American landscape gardening
which has never been called for in t.u-
rope. Improved sprinkling machines,
labor-saving cultivators and similar i'm
plements are being put upon the mar
ket TO secure maximum results with
minimum effort. Perhaps the most i'm
can landscape gardener is the large tree
excavator, by means of which a large
forest tree may be transpianted with
ont Injury. At first the Characterization
but now, with the improved machinery,
1t is being done each day with good
results. The creation of artificial for
eSts in America is no longer experiment
tai. The Rockefeller estate at Pocontico
Hills shows fine example of artificial
forestry. The woods there. all OF which
have been created by landscape artist
are equal to the finest hunting preserves
OF old English estates which have been
centuries in the making. although these
have been produced within a few years
The. same is true of the Hartman estate
| in the AdrOndacks.
| The reproduction of foreign landscape
and garden designs is each year becoming
more popular
Importing The Italian gar
Foreign Designs. pois s''n fo mS psr-
marble seats and statuary may now be
| seen in various parts of America. Per-
| haps the most ambitious attempt TO re-
| produce European effects in this country
is being made in Florida by Mrs Potter
Palmer, who is securing the effects OF