The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-26
Planning for the Home Garden


Lawns.
open lawns are always the fOunda-
tion of any natural landscape scene,
large or small The lawn should
comprise three-fourths or more of
all the available space and always
the interior or central portions. The
planting of trees and shrubs should
in a general way be confined to the
boundaries. The buildings, walks,
drives and all necessary features
more or less artificial in their nature
should If possible be to one side of
the grounds.
Fences.
Fences are necessary evils. The
Straight line effects should be broken
up and the fence itself planted out
as quickly as possible. No orna-
mental fence, however expensive,
ever added anything to the beauty
of natural landscape. Hedges of
hardy plants, both clipped and nat
ural. are always good and may be
made to cover and hide the real bar
riers behind, where such is neces-
sary to protect from intrusion either
by man or livestock.
A strong and well-built iron or
wire fence or one made of stone or
brick can also be made effective If
Immediately covered with some of
the hardy climbing plants. In any
case, the straight line effect of the
fence should be broken by groups
and clumps Of shrubbery along its
course. 1t should be remembered
that in the country at least it is not
always necessary to make the fence
straight
Under country conditions trees de-
serve especial consideration and
should be freely used not only in the
immediate home surroundings, but
also in the outlying portions of the
farm. A farmyard without some
large trees is very unsatisfactory.
Trees should nearly always be
grouped together because they grow
that way in nature. At any rate,
they never grow in rows. Single
specimens will give splendid results
in some exceptional cases where
shade is especially desired Trees
should never be planted so densely
and so close to the house as to pre-
vent free circulation of the air and
the ingress of sunlight to practically
all portions of the house for short
periods during the day.
Shrubs.
Shrubs will form the principal
part of most landscape planting
They are seldom used too much and
are very frequently neglected. These
plants are necessary to the develop
ment Of the natural effects so much
desired.
Nature always fills in the borders
with shrubs and low-growing trees.
A judicious arrangement of shrub
berry will do more to obliterate un-
pleasant and unnatural features than
any amount Of other material or
other work. They may be used in
comparative profusion and variety
because they require so much less |
room than trees.
A building with its rectangular
lines rising abruptly out of the lawn
gives distinct note of unnatural |
ness, better remedied by a liberal
use of shrubs than any other way. |
Shrubs irregularly grouped along the
walls and at the angles will bring |
in close harmony the building and
grounds.
In securing these results the climb !
ers, clinging to the walls or twining
about the pillars of the porches, be-
coming almost part of the house,
become most effective aids to the
shrubs. In this connection 1t should
be said that the hardy climbers will
frequently be of great usefulness in
the outlying borders as we'll as upon |
the house.
Flowers.
Flowers of some kind are desired |
by every one and great variety can
be effectively used in any planting.
Too many and too varied colors
should be avoided, however, as the
effects will be loud" and "gaudy.'
A beautiful gown is rarely ever made
more beautiful by the addition OF
many colored bows and ribbons.
The annual Towering plants are
rarely useful or desirable in the Or
dinary front yard. In the first place,
they rarely receive the care necessary
for the best results, and nearly al
xyovc hacomo iucOnpruous in the