The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-09
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
PLANS FLOWER GARDEN
White House Grounds Are
Prepared for Mr.. viii
sons Convale scence.

Washington.--U. N. S.)--After
months of careful planning by Mrs
Woodrow Wilson and weeks Of
painstaking work by the head gar
dener and a large corps of skilled
assistants, the wonderful flower beds
in the grounds of the White House
are about ready to bloom in all their
fragrant loneliness.
Even greater care than usual has
been exercised this year in making
the grounds attractive because of
the convalescence of the president
and his evident intention to spend
the larger part of the summer at the
executive mansion. Absolute quiet
and plenty of sunlight and good fresh
air are the preponderating parts of
the prescription ordered by Rear Ad-
miral Cary T.. Grayson. the presi-
dents personal physician. and 1t is
expected that Mr.. Wilson will spend
the best part Of his waking hours
that can be spared from his desk in
the south grounds of the mansion.
The south front of the White
House was the original front when
it was first occupied by John Adams
in 1899. The grounds then COM
manded view of the Potomac river
and were the scene of many social
gatherings when Washington was
reached by boat and stage coach.
The Washington monument now fills
in the vista and an iron fence and
high hedge shut off the beauty of
this part of the reservation.
What was known as the southeast
hardly perennial plants in addition to
alyssum, phlox, digitalis, irises, hol-
lyhocks. peonies, delphinium, chrys-
anthemums. dianthus, pansies. tulips
ana hyacinths. Mrs. Wilson has ac-
tually designed this garden and has
Virtually, t directed the setting on
OF the plants personally.
Just to the west is the rose garden
which will be populated with ever
blooming specimens. tea and sweet
scented roses. radiants, sunbursts and
Killarneys, interspread with a profuse
sprinkling of harmonizing flowers. The
fence dividing the south garden from
with climbing roses of different hues
Around the fountain in the south
grounds will be German and Japanese
iris, the former blooming early ana
scattered around the grounds. and re-
lieving the green Of the beautiful
shrubbery will be colorful flowers. Here
are also many fine magnolia trees
which always bloom about Easter
time.
The north front Of the White House
usually receives the most attention
from visitors to Washington. This
front faces Pennsylvania avenue. and
although inclosed by the same high
iron Tense there is no concealing hedge
and the view of the grounds Is un-
INSTRUCTED from the street. There will
be three large flower beds in these
grounds a panel plot Just in front of
the fountain which occupies the center
and two oval beds fianking 1t. The
main flower around the fountain will be
white hyacinths supported by Japanese
iris. tulips and peonies with a border
Of phlox. Other beds are made at the
bases Of the magnificent trees which
are a feature of the presidents front
yard. These beds will be filled with
narcissus, jonquilx. forsythia, spiraea,
dentzia. sydonia. weigela, pansies. IL
laos. scilla. althea and the magnolia
trees. Around the large magnolia tree
just in front Of the executive offices
have been placed tulips and pansies.
Changes are made in these beds
from time to time during the summer.
new flowers In season replacing those
that have lost their bloom.