The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09

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The Cosbys are indeed fortunate
[householders. for their tremendous
big yard boasts actual hickory nut
trees, the nuts of which furnish end
less delight to many dozens of chill
dren who take advantage of the
lawns broad hospitality.
shruhbery, most beautiful. grows
81 ba cosby yard. and almost every
|nl5n throughout the year some kind
81 f.oy aring tree is in bloom.
te x the children who love the
DIS plants and trees are the
sa ----ren of Mr.. and Mrs. Chapline
Hodge cosby, aged Z, and
Mildred, aged 10, as we'll as little
Maybelle Cosby. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan. These children possess
the Cosbys as grandfather md
grandmother" With small playmates
who troop in from all sections of the
neighborhood, what wonderful nem-
cries all will have to talk over to-
Igether concerning the big yardNwhen
they get to be grown-ups.
1t is a wonderful thing to give
children the luxury of trees and flow
srs. 1t is a public service to grow
5uss a. much beauty as possible on
tine snot -th where you dwell;
snd those ai4a advantage of Ma
-re'S WiiI4nrM1 to grow almost
Ing viii III that she viii re-
uEf4 aig 0iVideHd.
Tde AEe-Heraft is very much in
|terestos n the eity beautiful' work
| of Birmingham 1t does not admit
THAT any citizens elsewhere can lave
a lovelier town-if only everybody
would help; if only everybody would
make up his nina that this season
should not get by without something
having been planted on the land he
controls
Getting busy is the thing.
one of the best Illustrations OF
what can be done is the garden and
|yard of Mrs. Philip 3. Bowers, at 8S10
|Clff road. She has already accom-
|plished The Age Herald's idea, which
lis:
To make every spot of ground
yield something worth while.
Said one woman. speaking of this
November season of planting:
Think what it would mean if
very single family would get busy
Row and plant trees. nut trees, sea-
|eonable vegetables and flowers. Next
|spring the town would be block
|system of glorious bloom, throwing
Its perfume into the dusty streets;
aking everything gayer, more nome
luke and colorful in appearance.
1T doesn't make any difference
here people live in rented houses,
L ,artments or own their own homes.
|sl yards should be made to yield
r the benefit of somebody-even if
at somebody is not oneself. In cases
t. apartments, each rent payer could
his or her share of the garden
g1rk, or have it done.''
What she said reminded me of a
autiful story l heard once of an
|ass man who had only a little
while, at best, to live.
He set himself the task of planting
la great orchard. Neighbors. passing,
|chaffed him at his work. telling him:
why should you worry yourself
with planting an orchard? You will
never live to enjoy it, nor to eat any
|of the fruit"
The old mans answer was beal-
|tiful:
Il am planting tnis orchard. not fer
|my own pleasure" he said, but for
1.-THE joy of my friends and the chill
|dren who are to live after me. |
Is aafe where a wonderful orchard
Ito sisnse 1 had all the delights of
~ would never be able to die
|naDpy " did not leS~s to offers as
|Kood ali richard as someone before
|s laRte5 for my happiness
j. as it'll a sincere desire to see
Birmingham people take more inter-
Jest each season in planting that Mrs.
Bowers told me the details of her
|yard.
For IS years she has brown a gar
|den in Birmingham, and has made the
Mountain Terrace property yield
things that have been a revelation
Ito residents and neighbors. She has
growing right now, large number
|of fruit trees. a grape arbor with
fruit; s or 10 productive fig trees,
from which she has gathered figs
|enough for her table throughout the
season. In addition. she has put up
a number of cans of fig preserves.
She emphasized:
by all means, | think everybody
fought to plant fig trees. The trees
might be killed during our severest
winters, but most of the time they
Twill not be injured. If they are
KILLED, one has small cause for worry,
because new branches will spring
from the roots, which will bear fruit
1.-THE same season. Most ANYBODY can
|grow figs If the roots are protected
lin winter. Ordinarily if you will
|place leaves about the base there is
|not much danger of a fig trees be-
ling destroyed.
II also think that nut trees should
be planted. and with this idea in
view, have some young pecan trees
(which are rapidly developing. Crab
|apple trees are also splendid for
Jelly And, for a lovely Towering
three, there is nothing prettier than
dogwood
Nearly everybody has room for fig
and peach trees if they have any sort
|of lot at all.''
In addition to all these assets, Mrs.
Bowers has a splendid fall garden.
| In that garden right now are grow
ling. and ready to eat. lettuce. beets.
|celery. turnip greens and radishes.
Young cabbages are there which will
head In the spring. She is also enjoy
ling sweet peppers, and is busy plan
ming to get her onions into the
|ground as soon as the frost kills the
|ssasonable things now growing.
Az Al tHu6s az lie year Mrs.