The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-03
Science Class Would !
Beautify eenWoo

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of a society organized for the develop
ment Of the natural beauty of cur
country. A local application of the
principle would call the slogan "Beau-!
tiful Greenwood" Greenwood once
took a prize for eeing the eleanest
city in the state. It should be our
ambition to make it also the most
beautiful city in Mississippi. This
should not be so difficult a matter
for Greenwood already possesses nat
uTal scenery than which Il is hard
to find more beautiful anywhere. BI.
We should not overlook the fact that
there is still considerable room for
Improvement.
The Second Year Science Glass OF
the high school has been making a
study CT landscape gardening with
especial reference to identifying
Greenwood. In a recent excursion they
made a critical study Of the streets
and lawns CT West Greenwood, and
find some things to commend but also
some to criticise. Beginning with the
school grounds they find these need
grading, especially on the side next
to Dewey Street, that more tree;
should be set out around the grounds,
and that shrubbary should be planted
near the buildings or IN beds.
On West Church Street there is
rpoI Of yrrT.a trnoc- laxr,,- panI =
tent:on. On West Washington St.
between Fulton and Howard Street
there is very much need of grass N
lawns and grass plots. The grounds
around the residence Of Mr.. W. T.
Fountain are being built up and sod
dede and very much improved. On the
side porch of a residence at Washing
ton and Fulton Streets q beautiful
wisteria adds much to the looks OF
the place. A vine like this is neatly
always a valuable asset to the ap-
pearance Of a place. The grounds
around the Memorial Building should
be more carefully looked after.
Though there are some very pretty
lawns on West Washington Street,
kept as they should be. In places
there are bare spots where grass could
be grown. In many cases a very lit
tie work at leveling, filing in ard
sodding would produce marked I'M
provements. Near the end cf Wash
ington Street there is a space very
much in need Of trees.
! Fulton Street has some very pretty
hedges but the grass plots need build
, ing up and sodding. The same might
be said Of Cotton Street. Williamson
Street is very much in need of trees.
/ Some improvements are being made
in lawns on Strong Avenue but grass
plots still need attention and there is
need of shrubbery around the fronts
of houses. Ugly telephone posts may
be beautifuied by being covered with
vines.
In many places there is d lack Of
pretty grass, especially under shade
trees. Although grass does not grow
as readily in the shade as in the sun
light it can be made to do so. In case
Of a very dense shade it would prob
ably be best first to break up the soil
we'll as in preparing a spring garden,
fertiiize it with barnyard manure and
cover with SOD. Then, by watering
this grass every day and adding mora
manure il necessary it should be pos
sibIe to make it grow almost any
where.
OF grasses Bermuda, clover or Ken
lucky Bluegrass are good. Probably
a mixture Of Bermuda and Bluegrass
is best because the former stands the
hot summer days we'll while the lat
ter GENERALLY stays green most Of the
winter. Care should be taken, how
! ever, to plant or sod them well mixed
to avoid spots of different shades o.
green in the lawn.