The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-03-26
BEAUTY SPOTS IN BLACKFOOT
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than three varieties small grounds for have different
planted against the house walls including hop the
kitchen door We trying six varieties
pergoa We like vines for planting in Blackfoot They grow
rapidly send green early the spring. make shade just where
and much for the flowers keep the house COOL
easily trimmed and cared for good off unsghty
places and give the atmosphere about the home friendly coy
appearance Plant and for yourself how they will
cling to your sentimental home instincts.
Frame Buildings
But says my house built OF wood and must
be painted at intervals Paint your house good neutral color
that will fade grow good paint and plenty of it. Put
cutters the roof keep the cold spring from running off
on the little plants that sending up tender green hoots
asten strips of wood to the roof the caves let them pro-
about foot eighteen inches according the width of the
eaves make lattice of strips threourhs by inch and half
with nnc spaces between and the sections project
ing five inches Extend this from the ground the
tensions you have made the and plant your vines If
few branches have be off when painting around
what left of the vine will be all the stronger for the pruning
This arrangement good when applied porch that
broad would like 1t also often adds the appearance
of the front when the sides built right angles
and tied the top with another section Do the
windows with vines rather extend little sheflke frame across
the of the window train the vines and give the appear
ance OF uncovered awning Or you may plant irregular
border of owgowng evegrens the usual way There
jumpers that branch spread reaching height of
more than eighteen inches eet others pyramida
conical; all should be dwarf, however
Easily Made Frames
There plenty of homes that invite rustic
for vines grow Also there plenty of limbs
be had for the asking that have been from the this spring.
with which to build suitable arbor ses and pega and there
number of young who have been taking the
manau training under very capable instructor awaiting op
potuny make practical of their training The carpenters
have given thought building garden fur
nshngs. The word pergoa to belong t. foreign
language, from the conception of the average workman
would have of these interesting arrangements
one would make special study Of the ways and by which
they might be built moderate The writer spent several
days and parts of nights planning the built last fall that
might be properly propooned bear relation the house and
grounds and the price be within These last words
call to mind
Burden Versus Pleasure
Do not plan doing much this spring that the and work
become burden for when these begin against the bal
of pleasure your happiness and fascination for gardening
end Do only much you think will be diversion and
an interesting recreation.
When NE Began
number of people asked where secured paintings
That is quite interesting story that have in the
intimacy of life in home and garden.
We moved into Sagehurst in the fall of 1900 Early in the
spring of 1910 the old Trego ranch home and
hunted among the debris and weeds and other growth for
thing that might remain of the old fashioned flowers which Mother
Trego used grow We found iris hoyhoc matrimonial vne
yellow and ground that proved responsive and
for growth that they have multiplied abundany and af
orded much pleasure We also bought of Mr. o. F. Smith
variety of such shubber perennas and he
carried in his nursery stock Mr. Smith pleased with our
that he would frequently what progress
plant making The year bought number
of plants from Wild Brothers. Sarcoxe Missouri and have
continued patonzng them because nearly always attended
the planting Wagner Nurseries company Sydey, Ohio is f.
or house and have recently bought from the Boise Floral
company who growing some excellent things.
We have hardy crynthmums blue and yellow myrtle and
vagated leaf border plant that from the garden Of the
c home of my mother the Hudson river valley All of these
past the experimental stage and adding and
charm home because of the intimacy gained from family
traditions My sister, who lives the Catskls has
eyed daisies and wild buerp umach and alder berry, and that
little modest fragrant foreeer of spring. trailing arbutu Each
bids fair do WE'LL the abuus which very difficult to
transplant Last fall venured plant hododendron and
mountain laua plants whose natural habits call for soil COM
posed of leaf mold and much moisture the atmosphere Wei
planted them the ditch bank hoping evaporation from the
stream would the dness of the atmosphere The
rhododndron shows PROMISE but the ura have
died.
To be continued