The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-16
A New Profession For
 Women

From the Montgomery Journal.
 Enter-a new profession TOT women wherein one's femininty is an asset and not a handicap.
 According to survey of the fem mine vocational field, one of its most recent developments in new occupa- tions for women is shown in the in- creasing numbers wEo are taking up landscape architecture as profes- sion. House planning, interior dec oration and garden making have al- ways had deep appeal for women. Girls who know how to plant and care for gardens; who can teach children the art of backyard garden ing in cities and who can direct the planning and planting of large es- tates or the laying out of public parks and drives, are today in great demand.
 *CaIifornia Women Good Gardeners
 Women in California have, up to the present time, taken a leading part in gardening and planting. It was California woman who first dis covered the quick returns of the pampas plume industry, while wait ing for 150 acres of walnut trees to grow a harvest. At Riverside, two orange trees from Brazil, planted be- 
 cared about gardening, began the ex t, ,nsive naval orange industry of Cal ifornia.
 No state furnishes finer illustra- tions of the adaptation of women to outdoor vacations and their signal success in them than California. Since 1878 when retired school teacher improved vineyard and pioneered the way for women in rais- ing and packing raisins, many paths have been opened. California formed a state organization as far back as 1900 to aid women instilling the soil
 Eastern Women Pioneers
 It is interesting to note that the far western and far western coasts of the United States have shown the most significant advances in this new profession for women. In 1901 Mrs. Edward Gilchrist Low, thel great granddaughter of the founder of Bus sey institute, long a famous depart ment of Harvard university, founded Lowthorpe. Today this school, which stands as a pioneer in the opening of landscape architecture for women Tn tfis country, offers horticulture, gar dening and the study of plant ma terial. Even in England, where un- der the patronage of Lady Warwick, SClOO1S or HOTtiCuiNulC anu n N. . growing have been developed to high degree, there Is no sucn com plete professional instruction as can be found for women in the United States.
 Garden clubs all over the United States have sent in requests for some kind of work for amateurs because of the great demand for garden train ing this spring. As result Groton, Mass, is the first to announce that short professional course in hor-. ticulture and garden planning will be open to garden lovers in all parts Of the United States. Instruction will begin April l and extend to May l5.
 Practical work in garden and nursery will he carried out with the iris, the peony and flowers which complement. Roses rock plants in America. seaside planting and the herbaceous border will come under the department of the course. As students are coming from all parts of the United States, special attention will be paid to the treatment of va rious kinds of soil, including sand, loam, leaf mould, gravel, clay and muck. The study of fertilizers and the preparation of varoius soil beds will be part of the work of this course.