Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-30
-0cal Folk
Uniting In
Movement

This is the season of the year
= the little garden comes into
~ sawn.that period of the year
~ small plots surrounding
~ 10 Salem homes are like moth
% much as quaint old fash
ood bouquets. 1t was only a
.Vw Years ago that merely a hand
- members Of the Salem Flor
society turned to the serious
.,tivation of floral gardens, and
4 most surprising to note
.w wide spread has been
hoir influence; for one can only
'Aink It is due to the splendid ex-
mile Of the few that the many
ioyely gardens of this summer
IN be attributed.
II ia a wholesome sign when
~ turn to the cultivation of
imnIe things. They come then to
,rd like John Burroughs, that
nauy things that were consider
a important fall into the cata-
LAW Of the useless. 1--WE obstruct
.bs pathway to our happiness, "
avs Charles Hanson Towne, "by
blacing useless goods and chat
I'D at every turning. AS we grow
,lder we see how much, that in
I'm youth we thought indispen-
Eable, come to be simply SO much
unnecessary impedimentia."
Happily gardens do not come
hinder this unnecessary" head
ine for flowers to the soul are
what food is to the material man.
Many of these little gardens in
salem are tucked away where
cnIy those having intimate rela-
Ntlousnip with their owners may
find access; there are others
which flaunt their brave colors to
the passerby.
st. Joseph's lilies are at their
'loyeliest at this time, and there
are some fine specimens to be
hound in the yards of Mrs. F. A.
English, 1850 Cherry avenue;
MRS. F. A. Smith, Locuse avenue;
Homer Smith on Summer street
and Miss Gabrielle Clark on East
Center street.
What is considered one of the
best plotted grounds in the city
Is to be found at $40 d street
the F. G. Deckabach home.
The Homer Smith residence is
attracting much interest at this
time, the outstanding feature be-
ling the striking effect produced
with perennials, that bloom in
succession. An avenue of trees
along the adjacent alley is an
other detail that might well be
employed in other places about
the city.
An excellent example Of old
fashioned planting is to be found
at the corner of Chemeketa and
North Fourteenth street.
Vacant lot planting is exempli-
fled by Mrs. H. J. Clements out
on east Center street, where,
what might be a bare and unat-
tractive spot, has been changed
into mass of colorful loveliness
with Spanish Broom, Sweet Will
iams, Geum and other vivid pc
Correct landscaping is to be
noted in the grounds surrounding
the residence of Mrs. F. w. Selee,
just south of the city. A splendid
arrangement of Towering shrubs
makes this place particularly at
tractive.
Planting around a small house
Is extremely we'll done at the j.
". Chambers residence, 1858
Court street. The lawn here is
one of the best in the
3ity.
The setting for the Dan Fry, Jr.
Ind Raymond Walsh residences
hat adjoin on South High street,
5 also particularly notable.
Some fine old trees and large
hrubs punctuate the grounds
bout the E. B. Millnrd home on
street, plans for their rear
angement being under way.
. Don H. Upjohn of 964 South
liberty street has one of the larg-
st collection of tulips and gladi-
las in Salem, the latter to make
hnn..A.E..1 -1.a..-ss.u- latn1.