The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
THE FARMERS :
FRONT YARD

the country, do we find a farm, which
in the arrangement of the grounds
surrounding 1t, appeals to us as hav
ing been treated artistically.
There is no doubt but that the ma
jority OF these places fail to impress
US with their beauty because they
are laid out in faulty manner.
Some Of the principles which govern
the placing of buildings, the arrang
ing of the drives or the planting OF
the trees and shrubbery have been
violated, causing lack of harmony
or an incongruity which is anything
but pleasant.
1t is difficult in the brief compass
of one short article to show conclu-
sively the best manner of treating
such a general subject, as the farm
| home. will therefore confne my
self to the most important principles
which apply to this matter. Those
in relation to the position of the
house, the placing of drives and the
arrangement of the planting.
For the attainment of best results
there is probably no other point of
greater Importance than the position
of the house. This plainly for health
and comfort Of the occupants must
be in comparatively high and wei
drained spot near enough to the most
important surrounding places of work
to be accessible and above all, If
there is any particularly fine seen
cry near, 1t should be arranged so
that the view from the rooms used
most should be in that direction and
unobstructed. While considering
these points in regard to the outlook
Of the house, we must keep in mind
the fact that it should never be
nearer the road than three times its
would be obtained. This will give
room in the front yard to arrange
the drives and the planting Of trees
and shrubs which we will now con.
slider.
Here is the great opportunity to
increase the beauty of a pace and
yet 1t is one which is most often neg
lected in our farm homes.
We SO often find examples Of some
futile efforts to improve their place
by planting some fancy trees or
shrubs in the middle OF their front
yard, where they stand like soldiers
on guard, and when neglected, as
they usually are, in short time they
appear as hideous and inharmonious
as could well be imagined. Or, II it
is not case Of poor planting, we
may find a poorly arranged drive;
one which is so badly out of place
that 1t destroys any sense of beauty
which might otherwise exist.
Compare then the treatment Of the
front yards in the accompanying
sketches. In number one We have
1t cut by the drive passing in front
of the house, while between the drive
and the road are trees which so COM
p!etely shut off the view that one
could neither see in or out. This is
not far fetched figure. We all
know that this method Of handling
the subject is much more common
than the method shown in number
two, where the front is kept open 4
and clean, with nothing but well
trimmed grass and possibly tree or
two upon 1t, and yet there is planting
enough.
This method allows the house,
which is always the central object in
such picture, to stand out clearly
and impress the onlooker with an
air of warmth and hospitality so
much to be desired. Any planting OF
shrubbery which is wanted may be
kept as shown along the borders OF
the place or close to the angles OF
the house while the trees may be
along the drives or scattered in
clumps at the side or rear of the
house. If any MOWERS are planted,
and surely there should be. put them
close to the house along the wall or
in the edge of the shTubbery border,
In this border planting, plan on hay-
ing the tallest growing species at
the back with the smaller and any
fancy or fine foliaged type along the
front with perennial and annual flow
ers scattered among and in front of
them. This viii give ample room for
flowers and their colors will augment
the beauty of the shrubs while their
own attractiveness will not be les
sened in the least.
While | think that every reader
will agree with me that figure two
gives a feeling OF much greater beau
ty than figure one, the fact remains