Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-23
lssaJl.gE SURROUND
GS FOR OUR FARM H HES
Suggestions For laying Out Grounds
And Planting Attractive
shru6bery
y W. ANsP0N.
Maryland Agricultural College

arc you entirely satisfied with your
home grounds? Have you enyied your
nnlahbor who had 4 well planted yard ?
II o now Ia the time to remedy thai
condition As the growing season Is
ragialy drawing near We should have
~ plan prepared before planting time
1a1ne AZ
EYepare @ pisa II not difbeult
task III fact. ii proves a very inter
estiug one, whom the various members
Of the family are consulted and their
views axe Incorporated in the plan
Take the measurements Of the
grounds and transfer them to u good
piece Of drawing paper Locate on the
p!an al existing objects as house,
buildings. fences. trees. walks, etc
THIS should be drawn TO scale. II we
use ihe stale one inch equals twenty
saei every inch On the plan win repre-
sen. twenty feet OF the grounds.
WitA this plan before you II is a
staple saasiel 20 view the whole area
a glance Here one can only study
lhe relation 81 one part to the other.
Those paintings that have not pleased
Is can 30 changed. and 80 arranged
ihat they win make more pleasing ef.
feeta
Where trees are TOO crowded this
should be Indicated on the plan. New
gfoupsuas. changes Ia the walks. IN
fact any work that Ii 10 be done on the
grounds should be Indicated on this
Plan Then we viii have a clear req
ord Of the changes 70 be made. All
tie work does not have 10 be done al
once N limited funds are available
j portion Of the work can be done this
spfiEg the rest later without plan
ttls would be impossible 40 mind
can carry definite plan from one
yaaF % the next, We are prone to AZ
famps details that are found In Other
gas4eas without eenaideripg tho gen
eraI arrangement, from which these
6etai'a are taken Consequently q
poeg garden Is The result Every gar
Gen ahpuld b. a picture One definite
idaG efouid Be carried out: all Other
agha should lie subordinate TO this
main one
Make Your osn PlaE.
9a aoaif select the style Of gar
denlan one Wishes 10 follow aud ad
here b aei style
flr maet conditions the informal
asyle Il host II arranging or plan
aeeogaiss . this style there are sew
ps enefs principles tllEs saBtid d
eousidsrad
i Keep the renters open. THIS pro
Yiaes for q large axpanae oS lawn
walch aervss Is background upon
which 20 mike The picture by means
ef tfpas. shrubs and flowers.
2 Plant % masses In this style We
deaire the effect OF The mana rather
than the Individual plant.
q Arrange the groups Ia irregular
borders. not Ia straight lines. re
unite he buildings with the grounds
wiser aud foundation paintings Of
shrnbs are useful Thereby he
aaiaf lines Of the foundations can BE-
AN8EhAiNA
send % reliable nurearymen fol
their cataiegues. From these select
tbs plants wanted Great pleasure car
BE derived from groupings OF native
plants There are many native plants
II thi8 state that lend themselves Il
planting ~ the home grounds. Anon
these may be mentioned button bush
towering dogwood. arrowwood. fringe
tree. eIaerg, alders, Wild azalaa, noun
tain laurel. oaks, pines, naples. hick
ories tulip popular. sweet gum. black
gum, etc
with 70 many plants to select from
that IRE perfectly hardy there Is nc
reason Why we should selee, tender
plaats Frequently we zee aucA plants
that are tied up in straw and 0urIar
during the winter to prevent theii
freezing