Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16
Capitalizing Beauty on the Farm

Capitalizing Beauty on the Farm
Beauty has a peculiar fascination
for the average human being. The
desert dweller md the plainsman
both appreciate it. The poet finds his
inspiration in Natures great-out-of-
doors and the mountaineer loves his
native hills with a passion that is
truly thrilling. OF course there are
various kinds of beauty. Much that
is so classed is ephemeral. L speak
of that which Pertains to perma-
nency and which is therefore either
natural or the aesthetic output of
mans mind and effort.
Strange as it may seem, we have
sbeen desecrating natural beauty in
America for years instead of erecting
Shrines for its preservation. Beauty
is a thing which may also be capitai-
lied by our people generally and
0more particularly our farmers. We
Sneed TO make the open country more
attractive. A little planting at the
proper season, and Nature will do
1.-The rest. Professor J. II. Miller, who
has studied this question very care
fully, offers the following helpful
suggestions:
All too frequently we find the
acountry house bare ard shabby and
,eotton planted right up to the front
porch. With just q little work in lay
ing out some walks, proper plant
ing of trees and shrubs and vines,
the home could easily be made
place of beauty.
There are many arguments in
favor of fixing up the home grounds
Besides Increasing the love of home
in the children and making them as
swell as the wife better satisfied to
stay on the farm, It will greatly in
ncFease the financial value. A we'll
kept place always attracts buyers
The use of paint and growing treea@
shrubs and flowers will mean dol
liars and cents in III enext deal.
Before doing any extensive or per
manent planting, a drawing should
be made of the grounds. Do not
make roads up steep places. but let
them wind around a gentle grade
with beautiful curves and angles in
roads and walks. The shrubbery
should be grouped in masses rather
than scattered about the grounds.
e Permanent plants or perennials
should be chosen for the main eff
feet. Cnsightly corners or base
lines of houses should be hidden by
such paintings. However,. ANIMALS
should also be planted, especially
for quick effect while waiting for
perennials.
The best trees to plant will be
those we. can depend on for many
years. Films, naples and oaks are
slow growers, but are the best in
the long run. Hardy catalpa, hick-
cry or yellow popular will grow more
quickly and will be rather perma-
nent. Such plants as willows, syca-
.Inores or red maple should be Sc
lected for wet places.
In selecting shrubs, it is best to
use those native to your region. The
woods are full of beautiful plants
that could easily, and with small ex
pense be transplanted. Some of the
cultivated ones that have been found
to be satisfactory are lilac, spirea,
.syrinfa, golden bell, deutZia, hibiscus
and SNOWFALL for deciduous paintings
and mahonnias, cape jassamine, Eng
Iish laurel. osmanthus, abelia, tea
olive and olcaster for evergreen
groups.
For hedges, use such as AmOor
river priVet, Japanese ounce, Euony-
mus or lockwood.
Some satisfactory vines to cover
unsightly places are Boston ivy,
Japanese ivy, Virginia creeper and
Climbing honeysucllles. For wire
trellises, use such plants as. the