Evening star., 1924-05-16
HERE is ALWAYS something an.

TNHERE is always something ap-
pealinS In the character of
the woman gardener. Good
gardeners, or women who
love flowers and plants, are very apt
10 DC good wives and mothers.
IL there is only small space
around your house, seed the front to
Frass and use flowers as a back
ground. IL your yard is large you
can lay out winding walks outlined
win old-fashioned garden plants.
mere is little or no expense at
tached to the sowing Of seed of old
fashioned pretty flowers. For a gar
oeh border, sweet alyssum is pretty
and practical. and is excellent for
bouquets.
>, n space for flower garden is lin
.teu ana you wish to have flowers
throughout the season, much can be
oone with a bed only two feet wide
5;.! ,u win as great length as con-
StIonS permit. Six inches from the
oack set out cosmos plants, allowing
tWo feet between the plants. In the
middle OF the bed dig a trench for
sweet peas. Plant these as early as
you can. Six inches from the front,
piant dwarf nasturtiums in row,
ana about every two feet in this row
SET out scarlet sage plant The
s~eet peas will bloom first, then the
nasturuums. When the sweet peas
are through blooming, the supports
may De taken away and the cosmos
ana sage will come on. This plan is
particularly we'll suited for hiding
aI ugly fence or for using space in
front OF a trellis.
blossoms in Backyard,
aTEkyard! What does this name
usually suggest? Is il not usually a
Iurhing place for unsightly disca arded
thdterlal and general rubbish. and IL
II IS neat and free from Junk is II
nor usually bare and barren place
~ say the least? On the other hand.
,mere are great possibilities in the
taise backyard for making an at
ttdctiVe private garden FreouentIv
tncre is a private fnclosure shut in
aiS.n tne gaze of the public on the
kdewalk by a lattice wall and
5pasated from neighbors by high
hoa,'a;t FENCES. 1t is possible to have
3ards. oi oach
Mhen all the flowers that have been
p,nted are in bloom what sort of an
Sosc. scd will they have against an old
coAro fence? Is there anything that
can be done to that old board fence
TO oeautify it? Yes, don't paint II
ouI instead. cover it with creeners
lover 1t thickly and leave no bare
spaSes and Keep in one corner of your
yard a little nursery OF YOUR creepers
TO replace any that might no, do we'll
Let the best growing things that are
10 ne had for the old fence. Honey
euckle grows easily and wistaria is =
Hooie CLIMBER. Sweetpeas will cover a
r;as,e -TnSe cnar1nlnsiy if you give them the
Iisht support by means of branches
WIN many twigs Scarlet runners on
slTngs viii give you blossoms and
Deans Climbing nasturtiums, support
GO py WIRE netting, will give you flames
OF beauty and screens of wide green
leaves for your bower, as well as a
piquant flavor for your salad
For covering trelliSed arbor. use
: hardy rambler roses with their great
nosegays of crimson and pink Vines
may be made to climb over a brick
wall by slipping over each branch. as
II grows and needs to be made fast. a
common wire hairpin. the ends of
which should be inserted in the nearest
vine to grow in the desired direction
on stone or brick wall is to fasten
~ down with narrow strips of adhesive
plaster. The plaster will not stick as
well to a wooden fence
II one really desires flowers, they
may be cultivated even in the small
est quarters. Even the upper ledge
or wooden fence can be tuilized for
growing nasturtiums and pansies.
IT you have tree in the yard, en-
and see what a beatuy spot you will
have produced. To make an attrac-
tive pansy bed, build mound around
big yard tree by piling rich garden
soil one foot high against the trunk
and grading it to the ground In
this bed plant several varieties Of
pansies, and a border of dwarf alys-
sum at the extreme edge. Cut the
white alyssum blooms once every two
weeks and pick the pansy blossoms
frequently.
Pnnsy Planting.
For summer blooming in other
parts OF the garden pansies should be
sown as early as the ground can be
worked nicely. The seeds will ger
inmate in about twelve days and
should not be allowed to dry out
Covering the bed with newspapers
will help to prevent this. AS soon
as they are up, transplant thsm nine
inches apart in rows. Keep free from
weeds. An open exposure, where the
sun and wind have access is better
than in a place that is too much
shaded.
sweet peas are beautiful and
fragrant with their shades of pink.
purple, rose, white and variegated