Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-01
Interest In La,uns and Gardens Arises
AS Spring Comes; Ciuic League Actiue

This is n Of a series of interesting
articles which the Civic league is
submitting to the public as a means
OF aiding in arousing the enthusiasm
Of the public Of Grand Forks in a
cleaner and more beautiful city this
ear:
THE charms OF our lawns and gar
dens depends Upon the selection and
arrangement Of the trees, shrubs and
flowers that We use for decorating.
In considering these we will mention
only those that are adapted to our
climatic conditions. s1n selecting trees
for planting, the elm is most desirable
on account Of long life and symmet-
rical shape. The white ash is as rapid
9 grower, and when given plenty Of
room IN which to develop makes a
beautiful shade tree. We are all IA
mil.ar with the box-elder and cotton
wood. both of which are undesirable
as shade trees for city planting; the
former owing to it's short life and the
latter. besides being a poor shade tree,
is undesirable on account Of the dis
tribution of it's cotton during the
spring and summer when shedding its
seeds. :
Unless used as wind -breaks, all
trees should be placed not less than
40 feet apart in order to give them
sufficient room to develop properly.
After trees, the hardy per-
e%nnials. which may be divided into two
classes-the shrubby and herbaceous.
The former grows stiff, woody stems
that, if perfectly hardy, does not kill
back during the winter, but continues
to grow larger and. more beautiful
from year to year. The most hardy
and reliable of this class Of shrubs
is the Tartarian ~honeysuckle, which
may be had in white, red and pink. It
thrives in almost any soil and may be
p~ropagated by cuttings taken from ma
ture wood Or from seeds which may
be squeezed from the berries that
form after blooming. 1t rarely kills
back and may be relied upon to pro-
duce a crop of flowers each year.
"Other hardy shrubs are the high.
bush cranberry, dogwood, alder and
of the Northwest.
More beautiful, but much less har-
dy. is the spirea, sometimes called
bridal wreath Unfortunately, this
shrub kills-back in our climate about
three years in five: that is, the top
killsSback, and as 1t produces blooms
from old wood only, the new growth,
put up after killing-back. never
blooms until the following year. thus
avn Gil ALoA6AAtAy W. "A1SA Auo(
be Gu away to make room for the
new growth. This condition may be
protected against by drawing the tops
together and wrapping with taxpayer
as oon as it begins to freeze, leaving,
this covering on until the following
spring. OF the SO or more varieties of
spirea, the Van Houtte, Anthony Wa
terer and Billiard are best adapted to
this climate.
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snowy-white flower and grow to a
height of tour to six feet; the other IL
OF dwarf growth and has q flower of
a pleasing shade Of pink. The Phila-
delphus, also known an the 'syringa'
and 'mock-orange,' is another beaiti-
full shrub. It bears clusters Of large
single white blossoms, resembling
orange blossoms. This resemblance
Eives 1t its common name It Is sub
res, and should be protected during
the cold weather. In the same cate
cory and subject to the same. failings
are the SNOWFALL, Towering almond.
hydrangeA. and nearly all of tho So
called hardy roses. Practically. all Of
these are adversely affected by drouth
and high winds fully as much q by
cold.
THE lilac, that adopts itself to Al
10 so we'll known here that It needs
no introduction.
zone suggestion that applies to all
is to keep them well cultivated, not
deep enough to disturb the roots.
which grow close to the surface, but
culttvating q space, at least three feet
In diameter. around each, mulching
them to prevent the escape q the nat
ural moisture, can be. recommended.
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