The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-10

And go l must my dears
And journey while ! may,
Though heart be sore for the little
House
That had no word but Stay"
The very first consideration of the
pId and new householder is the uues.
uon or zee bounded on one side by
the cnrb and or the other by the front
oo"r' The Treatments of this prob
lem are rs varied as the fancies Of the
individuals occupying the houses and
yet the same General principles should
apply. There must bt first. ncatness,
second, comeliness, third. harmony OF
outline, fourth, artistic effect. ~ lhe
order or their Importance they ..
GVeh and first OF all would impress
the value of simple treatment i'm this
space. Let simplicity be the keynote
and welcome the heart Of all your
front door effects.
The space between the curb and
;he sidewalk and between the side
walk and the house should be plant
cd With grass Italian Rye grass gives
IA beautiful green winter, sod and
bermuda is the only lawn grass that
VIII stand the heat OF the southern
summer sun. III there are large trees
and deep shade white clover and Ken
lucky blue grass will have To be used
for Bermuda will not grow where
there Is shade. The sod should be kcbt
closely cut at all times, well rolled,
and the lines Of the walks at the edges
should be kept clear and well defined
at all times, This for neatncss and
comeliness. 49,.
I'm the sidewalk grass plot nothing
should be planted except trees.
Please emphasize this. American
elms; the oaks, willow, water and
pin: Caroline poplars, tulip poplars,
plane trees. AMI gipkgos, are all
hardy, of symmetrical growth and ere
worth while sidewalk and lawn trees.
Plant them forty feet apart and IL no
Yard space is left 70? color and you
wish the blossoms plant bopxeen the
larger trees, doEwoods OF crepe myr-
Ties for bloom.
Neither of these trees should be al
lowed TO grow Dushy. They should be
pruneJ to q single stem and with no
branches near the ground. This keeps
The sidewalk vistas clear and does not
break the charm Of the succeeding
vertical lines that make SO fascinating
ana mysterious long avenues of trees.
To the abeve list q: trees should be
added>as we'll for beauty as for util-
hy, the pecan und walnut and hick-
ory.. Get trees of large size, and of
selected varieties like the Van Dcman,
stuart or Success pCCans aud plant
them on the sidewalks. If this is done
universally the ravages of the ma
hcious small boy will not be tolerat-
ed. Custom will give il the s,alencss
OF the ordinary ana education will
solve the problem OF broken branches
and stolen fruit. The pecan Is too
handsome tree not TO be more wide
ly used in this way This also applie.,
10 the walnut and tho hickory.
In order to define the line between
the sidewalk and the front lawn some
planting should be made. Even the
simplest and lowest OF hedges is better
than nothing. \ hedge OF AmoOr
privet twelve iuChtS high will frame
your lawns In sreen lines and enable
YOU TO sit on Tour- living porch and
look 20 tho street without meeting the
glare of taking bricks or cement side
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but for the sake of beauty.
A hedge Of baby rambler roses is
charming; snow garland spirea is
dainty and lovely All th. tiyno tboucb
neither of these ia ,yerprean Hnv-
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oc always covered III paintings OF per
ihaheht green. evergreen abelias and
SNOW garland Splreas. the abelta and
piuoSpofum. both evergreen: Naples
pfl'et an" Japan".'" cypress; Naples
privet aid rosemary. abel'as and re-