San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
YARD CAN HELP
Or MAR HOME
AND PROPERTY
Shrubs and Flowers Are
Worth Money in Real
Estate Sales.
COST IS SLIGHT
Few Dollars Invested in
Plants Pay Handsome
3 Dividends.


1t takes more than a house to make
a home. Likewise it takes more than
a beautiful building to make an at
tractive place. A simple cottage, or
bungalow beautified with shrubbery,
trees, grass and flowers is far more
attractive and honey in appearance
than the most luxurious and costly
mansion without these paintings.
1t is positively pitiful to see the
many homes that are without plant
ings of any kind. Such places may
often be seen not only in the country,
but in the cities and towns as well.
When one can so easily and so mex
pensively beautify these bare places
with small amount of shrubbery and
trees, grass and flowers, it is nothing
short of calamity for it not to be
done.
Everyone Likes Beautiful Grounds.
1t is true that one may live just as
long in a home that is not properly
beautified with trees and shrubbery,
but in such a place one can never
get the most out of life. 1t matters
not how little beauty may mean, to
some people, the person never breathed
who would not think more of home
properly beautified with trees, shrub
berry, etc., than one built out in the
open, with nothing in the way of
shrubbery and grass to tie it to old
mother earth. We would therefore
make an earnest plea that the home
grounds be planted. Do it now. as
this planting work can be done any
time during the winter or early
spring before buds in the plants be-
gin to swell.
Many people imagine that it is very
expensive to properly plant the home
grounds. We believe this is one of
the outstanding reasons why so many
homes are not planted. 1t is mis-
take to. think that q large amount
of money is necessary to beautify the
home grounds. Of course much money
may be spent for this purpose if one
has large grounds and wishes an
elaborate planting. But the small
home or even the large one, may be
properly planted with trees, shrub.
berry, ETC., at a price that is well
| within the reach of everyone.
Many small cottages and bunga-
lows practically have been remade in
appearance by the planting of only
So to $40 worth of shrubbery and
trees about the place. True, more
7 than this amount should be spent II
possible, but if more than So or So
cannot be spared for this purpose
then by carefully selecting the kinds
| of shrubbery and trees one can make
very good showing with this small
amount of money. BY spending. so,
$50 or $50 one can get enough shrub
berry and trees to make most ex-
cellent planting about the home. III
something elaborate is desired, then
a few hundred dollars will bring the
desired results.
Increases Value Of Property.
When looking at this matter from
the dollar and cents standpoint only,
it pays to plant the home grounds. The
very minute one properly plants $50
to 500 worth of shrubbery, trees,
flowers and grass on the home
grounds. the value of the property is
Increased anywhere from $500 to
$1,000. This has been demonstrated
over and over again, and even II
identifying the home grounds means
little to one. they should be beautl-
fled from the standpoint of making
the property more valuable in case II
is sold.
Another reason why many people
probably do not plant their grounds
is because they think it is a difficult
job and they do not know how to ar
range the trees, shrubs, flowers, ETC.,
So as to secure the desired result. This
is not a real difficulty, because ex-
pert advice along this line can always
be secured free of charge from the
horticultural Department of the va
rious State Agricultural Colleges, Ex-
pertinent Stations and Nurserymen
growing and handling shade trees and
shrubbery.
Glad to Give Aid.
These folks are always glad to
supply home owners with information
as to the proper location of shrubbery
and shade trees, the best kind for the
different sections of the country, etc.
In other words, this lack of informa-
tion as to planting and location OF
the shrubbery and trees need not pre-
vent anyone from identifying the
home grounds, because this intorma-
tion may be secured from the above
and other sources, free of charge, by
any home owner.
livery home owner whose grounds
are not planted, should make a be-
ginning right now by getting in
Touch with the Horticultural Depart
ment of the State Agricultural Col
Icge and Experiment Station or nur-
serymen growing shrubbery and shade
trees. Any or all of them will glad
Nv supply reliable information along
This line that will result in beautify-
ing the grounds and adding $500 to