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

WIZ u906S SUbuUOOS sVUvO
Map Out Area Where Decoration Will
% tho Most Good and Then "Get to
Work"-Try to Hide All Objection
able Buildings.
The appropriate use of trees. shrubs.
vines and h%erbaceous 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. horticulturist- Plants are a
means of expressing restfulness and
beauty. Their gradually changing as.
pect with the succession Of the sea.
IONS heightens their pleasing effect
and relieves monotony.
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 and the flower. as we'll
as the general form of the plant. man.
ifest n grace and beauty which art en-.
deavors to copy. While art cannot
take the place Of nature It neverthe-'
less plays an important part in teach
ing us to see aud appreciate the beau
ties of nature. After he eye has been
trained to see and the mind to inter
pref the beauties which the eye hr
holds then association "itb mature pr"
duces its greMfest effect.
in the artificial adornMent of
grounds by mems of plants mature is
our best instructor. From he, we IeHrn
the uses of grass. flowers. vines.
shrubs and trees and how 10 combine
them to the hest advantage by grow.
ing together for ages the various class
es and species of plants have develop.
ed forms. habits and requirements
which enable them not only to live aud
thrive In harmony. but actually to as.
sist one another.
Man should first provide for his ne.
cessitips. then for comforts and finally
for pleasures. In a new country such
as ours the expenditure of time and
means for the adornment of grounds
has naturally received too little atten.
ton. The people have heen netessar1-
~ concerned with acquiring lands and
buildings. hut a stage OF Development
has now been reached when Anlert-
cans should give more attention to the
establishment of their home grounds.
The first essential in the adornment
Of n home area Ia the formation OF a
suitable plan. In making this plan the
principal things to be considered are
the size of the urea. the amount which
the owner feels able to expend for the
purpose. the climatic conditions. the
soil. the exposure. the peculiarities OF
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 eau only be appropriately
improved In a formal style. On the
other hand. large suburban places Or
country seats should. in order to main
tain unity and harmony with their
surroundings. be treated in the natural
style.
1t is impossible to develop a forest.
a park or ven a grove on an area less
than an acre in extent. and 1t ts equai.
" 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 he combined to SHIT the
circumstances
Before q tree or shrub Is placed In
it's permanent location an outline map
of the area to he 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 beautified. The aim
should he to hide Ivy means Of trees
and shrubbery all objectionable build.
ings or portions of the place and also
to shut from view all unsightly OBJ
jects maintained by neighbors. to To-
cate the trees and shrubs so as to
allow an uninterrupted line of vision
where the outlook Is pleasing and to
so locate the paintings on large es.
tates as to afford the greatest protec
ton from winds and undesirable sur.
roundings. f
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