The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-08
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE
GARDEN
Hints on Planning and Planting.

Before starting the garden this yeal
decide first what the main feature is T.
be. If roses are chief favorites, the sit
of the rose garden should first be chos
en-; if the mixed border of hardy flower
and the rock garden give greatest pleas
ure, the best position ought to be theirs
should moisture-loving plants be pre-
ferred, then the pool or pond or stream
let will have pride of place. 1t is wei
to arrange for some predominant fea
ture, otherwise the same kind of plants
are apt to be scattered, afew roses here
a few more farther on, and the finished
garden proves to be sadly lacking IN
restfulness, which is, or should be, its
greatest charm. One of the chief ways
to ensure an attractive garden is to keep
the same kind Of flowers together; So
if you grow roses, put them in separate
| beds, and make rose garden, and keep
the herbaceous plants and bedding plants
and other things also in beds or borders
| devoted solely to them.
1t goes without saying that the favor
tie flowers should have the best place,
and that, so far as concerns the majority
OF plants, is in the sunshine. Give them
that which you yourself are striving for
"a place in the sum-" Both the gar
dener and the flowers will then be happy,
the flowers because they like it and need
it, the gardener because he delights to see
them lusty and Astounding in blossom
Having decided the position of the chief
feature, whether rock garden, rose gar
den, mixed flower border, or perhaps all
OF them, if there is room, the next thing
to consider is the outlook
II the garden looks upon meadow,
with trees and undulating country in the
distance, it is obvious that no sane per-
son would wish to shut out such view.
Rather, by skillful planting, should he
endeavor to bring it into the scheme; SO
blend the garden with its surroundings
that the visitor cannot, without search
ing, say where one ends and the other
begins. If, however, the garden is unfor-
tunate enough to have bricks and mortar
for its near environment, matters assume
a different complexion. Yet, curiously
enough, in such circumstances. similar
treatment is needed Probably the first
thought of the unskilled amateur, in the
one case, would be to shut out the bricks
and mortar, with a dense planting OF
shrubs, and, in the other to expose the |
whole of his garden, including the bound !
airy wall, for the country view. His |
method would be fundamentally wrong, |
for the results would be to define in UNI
fashion the limits of his plot !
His aim should be just the reverse to :
try to conceal its extent and this is not
by shutting in the garden
by means of dense belt of shrubs. 1t
is done by planting in such way that
The surroundings, whether attractive or
are yelled.
1t is surprising how well, to take an
extreme instance, even prosaic Chin
ley looks when you merely get a glimpse
# il through the gracefully stirring
branches OF some leafy or blossom laden
rec, and il the tree is chosen carefully,
low the screen varies as the seasons
,ass, In winter the chimney may show,
,erhaps too plainly, through the naked
boots; in early spring be dimmed by
he bloom clustered growth of almond,
lowering plum, or cherry; in summer,
lmost lost TO view; in autumn, again :
how casually through patchwork of
old and red and brown. Or, perhaps !
ne sees il through vista formed by a
title avenue of trees. that seem. by the ,
arrow space enclosed, 10 have placed IL ,,
ards away. Such add as these, while
creening and giving privacy to the gar
en-, make uss Of objects outside its
oundaries ri ,endor them OF actual
alue in the creation Of Elusive distance.
The arrangement Of the paths is OF
rst Importance; they may 50 easily mar
he charm of the whole garden. Most
,arful of all are those that wriggle
iroughont their full length and lie like
,me gigantic snake on the ground, 4
racefully curving walk adds immensely
, the attractiveness Of a garden. while
irves that are without grace introduce
4 element of unrest quite foreign to the
irpose in view. and constantly and irri-
tngly force themselves upon ones no
&c.
Opportunities Offered by Paths.