The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
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By HELEN KENDALL

Many home-maker having grounds large enough to boast several heavy shade trees has viewed with dismay the patches of bare earth or thin, sparse growth beneath these trees. Of what use is 1t to have a thick green turf on the rest of the place if the areas under the trees are to be scrubby and empty?
 The reason for this barren ground is not the fact that the heavy shade shuts out the sun, since grass ana other greenery grows well in shady places. The fact is that the spread ing roots of the trees use up all the nourishment and moisture In the SOIL leaving little for grass to feed upon:
 However, there are various ways or covering this bare ground. Rhoueh- drons. for examples thrive best Tn the areas under trees, and apparehtiy 1V not mind the meagerness Of the soll. Thev4 are expensive, however, and lt would cost a good deal2to cover the entire space beneath large tree.
 The best ground covering Is the shallow growing, creeping Pidne which runs along the ground Wlthou' sending it's rootlets deep into the soil Myrtle grows splendidly in the shade, and it's shining green foliage IS beau tiful the summer through, even when if is not in blue blossom. Creeping speedwell is another rapid spreaoer in shade as well as sun.
 Recently l saw the entlre spaoo under large tree covered wltn ,,.tIo Zach fern had been set In a httie hasin filled with wood earth. and thls meal of earth was renewed edcn cnring-enough to last the Tern through the season. They were Giosv enough together to make leathely carpet in appearance, ana wniIG tooiz some time to set the orlglhai
 
 rar hv they did well and made heautiful pool of green beneath the
 Anv good florist will study the .xart condition of the ground pg meath your particular tree ana "d.i recommend the plant that VIII uo hast there. 1t isn't hopeless ho" evei bare the earth may pc.
 THE KITCHEN LIVING foito
 .Come out to my kitchenized yer onda." invited a houSeWlie. MnoSs neiehbor had dropped in durins .ne rnorning to get pattern. AHo Siie iad inc way through the house to inc back porch, now transfor"ieo iN'o an outdoor summer kitchen.
 "You see. l got to wondering tne other day why we go to so mucn trouble to make our front Veranuae into outdoor living rooms ahoh tnen ao fon cooking and doing ironing Tn
 
 all this porch space at our very uaon doors My rear veranda here was enontv except for wood chest. anu two milk bottles! It is one or tne coolest places in the house on warm day. and vet it was entirely unused
 "So yesterday l put on my thlhk inp can instead of my dust cap ana moved my entire kitchen equipment ont here, except for the gas stove. which is built in and cannot pc budeed Here is my little table TOT nreparing vegetables. you see.. ana for beating up cake or making salads over here is my ironing board, wlth tha electric cord of the iron going in throuph the open window to the plug inside. fThe entire porch is screened in SD I don't have to have screen in inc window, but even so notch rm,ld be cut for the cord to slip through) the actual cooking. And even while that is going on l step out here in inc cool air and make desserts or salads or roll butter balls. There is no need to harg over hot stove, now that we have covered roasting mans that do away with basting, and fjreless cookers to do the drudgery. l even bring my dish pan out here and wash the glass. silver and smaller dishes. IL reduces my min- utes in the kitchen to a minimum, and not only is cooler these hct days. hut gives me change of scene. When l go back to my cosy kitchen in inc cool autumn days, I know I shall enjoy it more than ever.