Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-07
SIMONDS GIVES ADVICE.
the Care and Beautifying
of Ryland Park.


0. c. Simonds of the Chicago
firm of o. G. Simonds & Co, land
scape gardeners, visited Lancaster
several weeks ago and in company
with the mayor and aldermen spent
half day at Ryland Park. At that
time he made a number of suggestions,
which were spoken of in the Herald.
regarding the improvement of this
beautiful piece Of property and said
that he would later send further
advice by mail
The following letter was received
last week:
To the Mayor and Board of Public
Works, Lancaster, Wis.
Gentlemen On my return from
Lancaster went East and so have not
had an opportunity to write to you.
In regard to Ryland Park, I would
make the following suggestions:
This park occupying little more
than City Square serves as a
breathing spot. 1t contains unusually
good specimens of trees It has also
some open space which might properly
be used for tennis or croquet. It's
chief use will be that of affording a
resting place where one can look at
foliage and flowers and listen to the
birds. It also serves as a site for the
Library AS long as the present
Library building and shed remain in
use, there will be an advantage in
appearance and convenience in having
the buildings close together; that is,
should advise moving the shed close
to the Northwest corner Of the Library.
Then, by, planting lilacs from the
Southwest corner of the Library to the
Cedar and from the Cedar to the shed,
a space would be enclosed for service
yard, BY planting tall growing
shrubs or low trees about the shed, it
would become unobtrusive. Lilacs,
Sylingas, Honeysuckle bushes or tall
growing Viburnums would be appro-
pirate for this purpose. Thunberg' S
Barberries might be planted al the
Southeast corner of the library around
the bay window Indian Currants
would suitable for the space between
the veranda and walk. Sweet Briars
just north of the front steps would fill
the air with fragrance and around
these might be planted Rugosa Roses
extending to the northeast Of the
building strawberries and Fe1ns
could be used along the north wall Of
the building
Tt seems to me best to have plant
ing all along the boundary of the
Park but the central space ought to be
kept as open and unobstructed as it is
at present. For the boundary plant
ing, you might have variety Of
small trees and shrubs. Beginning at
the northeast corner, you could plant
Wild PIums to the first Apple tree.
Then wild Crab Apples to the teIe-
phone pole. Then a group of Thorn
Apples extending. say, twenty feet
into the Park. Plant Thorn Apples
from the West telephone east to the
second small Maple tree. Plant Dew
berries along the slope and a large
group of Thunberg's Barberries around
the northwest corner. The Plums and
wild Apples which I have named are
to help out the old Apple trees by
adding additional bloom of some
what similar character. The old
Apple trees are beautiful especially
when in bloom and also when in
TRUTH fact, they are beautiful at
all times of the year believe that
a proper effort through the news
papers and schools and perpaps short
talks il the PARK itself would teach
those who use the Park to treat the
Apple trees, the blossoming shrubs
and the flowers with respect.
Continuing along the west bound
airy. use high bush Gran berries. Then
a group of Red Buds, or Judas Trees,
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