Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25
PLANNING TO PLANT
BY +. f. Rockwell, Horticultural
Editor of "FaTm and FireSide."

Even more important than the in
side decoration of your new house is
the outside planting. This will las
as long as the house itself and will
constitute part of the real estate value
Of your place-nOt only lasting will
the house, but increasing in value
deteriOrates with the wear and tare
of years.
When you begin settling your new
| home, made a careful plan of your
new grounds as well. This will be OF
untold value when you actually begin
your paintings.
In making out this plan, two OBJ
jectiYes should be kept in mind-im-
mediate results-and future results.
You do not wish to spend the first
few years in your new home sur
rounded by a barren desert-even
though you may be living in hopes of
future beauty. For the most grace
full and beautiful house architectural
ly loses half it's effect and charm
when its fresh paint, clean bricks or
handsome stone or stucco is unrelieV-
ed by a background or foreground of
planting. The result of the archi-
tect's skill is about as - pleasing as
that of a beautiful painting would be,
if it were hung on wall with no
frame.
Let one or two little green vines
start growth on your stone fOunda-
tiOns, place a few quick growing
shrubs at the corners of the porch, or
some dark shadOwry eVergreens at
the door, and your mere house is
transformed at once into an inviting
and artistic home!
In these fenceless days it is taken
for granted that your grounds will be
graded, the lawn enriched and seeded
to grass, and a neat hedge set out
around your property almost as soon
as the plumbers and plasterers COM
plete the inside work. Privet is very
popular nowadays for hedge planting;
or barberry, which is very effective
for hedge work either where it is kept
trimmed or untrimmed. If you are
fond of evergreens, which are so sat
isfactory in both winter and summer,
you can make the hedge of American
Arborvitae, Norway, Spruce or Hem
lock.
a few shade trees should be set Oui
along the sidewalk or road to grow
with the years and to benefit your
community which will be sure to ap-
preciate them. Naples are always ex-
cellent for this purpose, giving sure
and certain results. Or, if more ori-
ginality is desired, a row of Elms is
most satisfactory.
Shrubs Give Quick Results
For immediate results around the
house and grounds, shrubbery plant
ings are particularly convenient A
group may be planted at either corner
Of the house foundations, and extend
ed with lower growing varieties be-
meath the windows. Other shrubbery
may be placed at either
side of the entrance to the grounds.
These furnish definite marking for
he path or drive, which may be seen |
rom far off, and which will furnish a
good landmark on dark nights for pc
lestrian or motor. 1t is wise to con-
suit some nearby nursery as to the |
pest quick growing shrubs you should |
Use for these purposes.
One or two small ornamental trees |
either towering or evergreen, planted |
It either side of the piazza entrance,
will give a style and finish to the
whole house.
Do not neglect the vine paintings to
one down the insistant newness of
,our home. You will find many quick
growing varieties of climbing vines
uch as clematis, hOneysuckle or wis
aria, or if you want something to
ling to the house itself, try Boston
Wy, (AmpelOpsis VeitchiD.
The permanent paintings of your
lew place, even though it be COM
,aratively small one, should always
include one or two large types of
hade trees, which will take longer to
row, but which will repay you in the
uture by furnishing a shade for the
hildren at play or retreat from the
.eat of summer. Plant an oak, for
his purpose, or a buttOnwood or a
orse chestnut tree in some corner
yhere it will have plenty of room in
5hich to stretch it's root system and
yhich will be left as your monument
fter you are gone.
Don't Overlook the Nuts and
Fruit Trees
A few fruit and nut trees should not
e forgotten. Within two or three
ears they will begin to reward you
Or your very slight trouble in setting
nem out now. Also a few berry bush
s-blackberries, raspberries, goose
be planted near the
arage or at the back of the garden
10 not fail to set out some grape vines
ither, to grow over the back porch
r garage-or let the carpenters make
simple trellis for it before they
9ave.
All of these things should be con-
dered in your planting plan for your
ew homeland, after all, they are eX-
city as important to the future COM
,rt of your family as the inside fix
lgs-such as closet room, fireplaces'
floors, etc.-Over which we
1gage in such numerous consulta-
ons with the architect!
In building this home of your
reams" start with the idea that the
inside setting of your home is fully
5 important as the inside-and in
le future, you will never cease con-
ratulating yourself upon having TAX
/ this viewpoint.