Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-23
SURROUND
UGS FOR OUR FARM EOaaES
spseestions For Laying Out Grounds
And Planting Attractive
shruI,bery


are you entirely satisfied with your
home gsounds7 Have you envied your
nciEhbor who had a wen planted yard?
II 80 now Is the time 10 remedy that
eenaidun AS the growing season 4
rap liy dIawins near We should have
sul plan prepared before planting time
comes.
- oresare phsi ~ not q eifnculi
task In fact, Il proves a very inter
ting one, when the various members
Of the family are consulted and their
vfees are incorporated In the plan
Take the measurements Of the
grounds ana transfer them TO good
piece Of drawing paper. Locate On the
plan an existing objects as house,
buildings. fences. trees. walks. etc
IAis should be drawn to scale. II We
use Tie scale cne inch equals twenty
feel every inch on the plan win repre-
cert twenty feet Of the grounds
With this plan before you It Is a
aiuple matter 70 view the whole area
81 6 glance. Here one can only study
The relation Of one part to the other.
Tnoss paintings that have not pleased
ua can be changed. and SO arranged
shnt they viii make more pleasing ef-
frcss.
Where trees are too crowded this
should DO indicated on tho plan. New
groupings. changes Ia the walks. IN
fact any work that Is to be done on the
grounds should be Indicated on this
Plan Their va win have clear rec
ora 81 the changes ID be made. All
the work does not have to be done at
oace II limited funds are available
portion Of the work can be done this
spring The rest later Without a plan
this wgpid be impossible No mind
can carry definite plan from one
year to the next. We are prone to at
tempt details that are found in Other
gardens without eonsideriug the sen.
erai arrangement. from which these
details are taken Consequently a
poor garden a the result Every gar
den should Be a picture. One defnite
lisa should b carried out: AL other
IDEAS should 10 subordinate 70 this
guRin oae
fsks Your Own Plan.
0u should seleet the style Of gar
deainE one wishes TO follow and ad
halc 10 tanl style
Eag niosl conditions tho informal
sfHia IL bsst u arranging our plan
according " thBs atyie there are sey
esai ggAsgs gfircipiaa fnxs should n
considered
l. Keep the oentars vpen. This pro
9idcs Tor d large expanse OF lawn
which serves as q background upor
which 70 make the picture by uleans
Of trees. shrubs and flowers.
: Plant IA masses IN this style ws
desire tho effect OF the mass rather
than tho individual plant
q Arrange The groups in irregular
borders. not 10 straight lines IL
unite tbs buildings with the grounds
Finea ana foundatipn paintings d
shrubs are Useful Thereby tbs
aasaiar lines OF the foundations can B.
concealed
send 20 reliable Eufserymen FOL
theiG catalogues From these selecr
the plants wanted Great pleasure car
be derived from groupings Of nasiy.
piants. There are many native plant
n ,hs Stats thar lend themselves i
planting ii the home grounds. Anon
these may be mentioned button. bush
lowering dogwood. arrowwood, fringe
tree, eldega, alders, wild azalaa, noun
tain laurel, oaks, pines, naples, hick
cries, tulip popular. swest gum. blacl
gum, etc
WIN 50 many plants to select from
that ere perfectly hardy there is NJ
reason why we should select tendei
plants Frequently we see such plants
that are tied up in straw and buslal
during The winter to prevent thef
freezine