Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-18
liou 70 Make. haa 70 Plans
And How 70 Care For Them.
Is described Fully iii Article
Written BY An Expert
TINY GARDENS WILL
GIVE OWNERS PLEASURE

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booming flowers gives more J6y @
IS sing e4ly workers than an acre 81
INA ouf where flowers are d common
befifs4ge 81 the people. City people
hase been accused Of living not I'D
Ipes> but iii houses. Whenever ii
strangsr passes by monotoHous row
II apartment houses and sees win
tloa boS with green vines blowing iii
tlle breeze. 81 bright floweFs looking
IS ilito the sun. IT ID obvious that be-
Itiaa iilat window box lives some one
Sflu loves the thought OF home and
trit.s to cerafe 1t, even Mnder difficult
fity conditions Even facing north
aad east each window may have ~
lbs
gyery city dweIler can have vim
dow box, no matter to which point OF
III compass hts small window faces.
for nature has devised plants and
vines for every known situation. The
articles Id proper selection. eagges-
lions for The planting os window boxes
Tor all situations viii be gIven, but
the first necessity for success lies III
proper soil.
any window box Will do. even the
simplest dne made be rough ufnben.
and painted; and BY the way We must
say that the most iEharraoniona. m
satisfactory color To paint Il window
btyx Ii that httia0us shade or blue
green known az bottle green with
which nine out Oft every ten window
boxes IRE painted This green clashes
with any known shade or foliage.
Boxes can be painted rich Holland
blue. taWny golden brown, white,
black, or. II made Of concrete, can be
ornamented with richly colored tile
Sometimes they are made III charm
Ink imitation Of garden fences BIZ
mailing strips crosswIse to represent
piekets Sometimes they are made
IN the form OF boat Enthusiastically
carved and decorated, but Tor the face
Of large apartment houses the simple
box 81 concrete Of of wood stained Il
good green Is best.
Getting 70 The Root % BEaster
Drainage ii most important. There
should be holes III The bottom Of
every box TO let the surplus water
pass out and not remain 10 rot the
roots Each hole should be covered
with broken bits OF pots or stones
The soil of window boxes should be
very rich. for the restricted area re-
quires intensive feeding Of plants. The
earth should be naixea with sand and
leaf mould occasionally, and the, box
should be watered with d mild solu-
tion of nitrate and plants ted with
baneineal or other plant food A lit
De water must be given every day,
instead of great deal every few days.
There are two ways to plant win
dow boxes. One III TO keep them IN
constant bloom through change DC
pians. the other Is To SOW seeds Of
certain ANIMALS and enjoy watching
them develop. Tho latter method Is
perhaps the most enjoyable; certain
lyit Is cheaper, bpt 1t does not make
the display that can ba had BY an Oc-
easianal transplanting OF fresh dow
ers as the old ones pass the bIoonaing
time For winter window boxes there
are many lovely dwarf eveFgyeens
such liz jumpers, arbOrvitae, spruces,
pines retinisporas. These can be
had in rich shades Of dark green and
a sariaus combinations of bluiah
green's DC hronzes
En- the northern side of the house
there arc these same eyargreens. ferns
q many kinds, dracaenas, cfotons and
palals which, combined with ivies or
Yinea make d beautiful box For
saFlis situations there are many
plants which can be purchased from
Hover markets, street vendors or nor-
ISIS when they are already, III bloom 81.
Jus coming into bloom. These Ia
eitiile tic ever opalar gay ard CHEEKY
geFatiiums III al colors. pansIes. Eng
lsll daisies. hegonias, lobellas and
liarieoias
Later III the season come daisies.
asisfs aaa chrvsant hernuns. Delaglss
ilIl boxes ean be created by merely
e6'tlfag eolea plants with variegated
flea Early IN the spring L IS q most
charming courtesy ID passing n 81
ers 50 let them see box fsAll Of st1en
gaE l,ring hubs as hyacinths, snisps.
naf5issas or crocuses As soon aa
these have ceased giving their naes-
sag' CT spring they can ~ reusaB
ant pansfes or GER EssS afutedls
eeod Natnred PlaAts Taas Flsafls
tar those people Who crave = real
Garden ana have only window Do1
With which 10 satisfy their lang s.
Sse'is are delight. IL the wiasl1S
oos faces the south notht1A8 " HsFs
satisfactory than pOFsulaeas flasae
sand great deal al neglect and e
W chance the busy housewife tor
Gets e water them Tor several daSs
running, they slanpIy put 9OFfh AsEer
Moons. NarigoIds and 81 las
$50 thrive well IN i sunny svaa.ss
oes thuagh for perfect hlona go
ground should Be enriched Oc