Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-03-07
PLANTING THE NEW PLACE

ing you expect to do this Spring
1t may seem rather absurd tc
start outdoor plans. while we are
still warming our hands before
the glowing logs. aud shiyerine
at the glimpse of frozen ground
or snow beneath the living room
windows. Nevertheless, this is
the very best season of the veal
in which to really think over and
make plans for our home place, -
before it is possible to actually
start work on the grounds.
System in every undertaking il
necessary for successful achieve.
ment, and beautifying the home
grounds is no exception to this
rule. Therefore. do not cemmi!
the usual blunder of the amateur
landscape gardener next spring
when planting time arrives, -
starting in to spruce up" and
to plant your place is a careless
hit or miss" fashion.
Long before you can put a
spade ia the ground. you should
have made all your decisions in
regard to the spring planting
and by that time you should know
definitely just how you are going
to improve the place this year,
how much money the family
budget" will allow for this
purpose. and the means you will
use to obtain desired results.
Even bleak February can boast
of occasional sunny, springlike
days, when the home grounds
se EN- to smile in the sunshine at
the promise and hope of Spring,
Seize that day when it comes.
and devote at least few of its
hours to taking a leisurely stroll
about your grounds with tape
measure. marking sticks and note
book.
In your note book make al
rough sketch of your place boun-
daries, walks, drives. hedge,
Iious-, barn, garage, trees. etc.
It makes no difference how foolish
the completed sketch may seem
10 one need look at it but your.
self. aud if it is at all suggestive
to you, that is all that is
necessary.
With your tape measure, by
just pacing off" the distances.
allowing three feet to each stride.
measure off that part of your
grounds which is to be devoted
to the vegetable garden. small
orchard, flower garden. berry
patch. flower border or shrub
berry.
This will leave you a clear
field for action in the part that
remains, and an accurate idea of
what you have to start with.
In going over the part of your
grounds that has been previously
planted, you will be surprised at
the amount of repairing" which
will be necessary for a good start
in the spring. There will be
new paintings to be set out in
the old strawberry bed; that old
apple tree in the orchard must
be cut down aud two new ones
planted in its place; a few new
perennial borders where the moles
worked such havoc last year; a
nut tree or two may replace the
old cherry tree that has been
diving by degrees; and a new
shade tree to replace the one that
was growing SO nicely when the
coal truck ran over it this winter.
And after this rally necessary
planting has been jotted down in
your note book, comes the real
pleasure and fun of letting your
imagination assist you In pictur-
ing the various planting i'm
provements you have long dream
ed of and now may hope to see
this summer as actualities.
lPLAN NOW FOR THAT LONG
POSTPONED ROSE GARDEN
One or two extra shade trees
before the side porch which al.
ways gets the direct summer sun
Il grape arbor leading from the
Kitchen to the garage, some tall
shrubs at the corner of the house
foundations, an ornamental tree
lat either side of the front steps,
some strong, hardy vines to cover
1.-THE garage. chicken house or
front piazza, new hedge to sur
round the lower garden, or at.
least that longed for rose garden
which you have put off from yea,
Ito year-most;y because you did
not plan for it in advance. and
have your rose bushes ordered
ahead
| Write down what you would
like and where you would like II
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