Evening star., 1925-06-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Worries have no place In q garden,
yet there are many who do worry
while in one. They worry because the
grass has q brown spot in it; they
fume because some plant has not ap-
peared above ground; they wonder II
some blight has struck such.and such
flower; they imagine all sorts of
troubles.
Now that is missing the spirit of the
garden. The garden, in the last analy-
sis, Is the one spot where the average
person can be a conqueror in his or
her right; the one place where he
works with immortal forces that can
not fail.
Behind each amateur gardener
stands the Gardener of the World,
ready-nay, anxfous-to help him in
securing the flowers or vegetables he
wants. There is an urge to grow there
greater than the inimical forces that
gather around to thwart growth.
II this were not SO this world would
be q barren spot, indeed. 1t Is not
mans ability that makes the earth, in
the main, garden spot. Agricultur-
lists but fulfill certain conditions. They
aid. The power behind all does the
rest, and no one can be 30 foolish as
to imagine that he himself has been
particularly responsible for the crop.
1t ts true that man may take a
legitimate pride in doing his share.
II there Is q bare spot in the lawn it
is the part of wisdom to place ferti-
liZer and fresh seed there.
II certain flower needs water
and most of them do-the gardener
can help by seeing that 1t gets It,
especially during times of drought.
He can try and get the best seed and
can read about his plants. SO as to be
able to help them help themselves.
Outside of that, however, the garden
is not in his hands. and he knows it.
The Old Master is in charge,
That Old Master has been growing
vegetables and flowers 10, these mil
lions of years and has it down to q
pretty fine point today.
Shall go into my garden, then. and
try to cheer up the flowers in their
growing. as the nervous woman did
with the locomotive when she sat on
the edge OF her seat in the Pullman
and attempted to mentally push the
train forward? Z
In all the walks of life most of us
have somewhat this attitude, putting
forth great deal more energy. men
tai and otherwise, than is actually
needed to achieve the thing in hand.
Especially is this true in the gar.
Gen. whether 1t be large or small
whether oldfashioned or new-fash
Toned. whether 1t be rock garden
formal garden or informal. an elabor
ate affair of bird baths and sun dials
or simple backyard with flower Dor
ders
All we can really do. | repeat. is tC
fulfill conditions, then sit back and
let Nature do the rest BY sit back
of course, one speaks more Of the in
tellectual side than any other, for 1t Is
often necessary to sit down. physi
cally. to do the necessary work of the
garden.
The big idea" is to cease worry
ing. The gardener who can do this
is going to get a great deal more ou,
OF his plot Of ground than he who
fuses around over every little seed.
Only the former enters into the full
meaning Of the well known, beautiful
lines:
Than anywhere else on earth
In the garden it is necessary, if one
Is to get the most out of it, to enter
somewhat into the plan of creation
which seems to consist of trying end
less combinations, with varying re
suits.
The pine tree annually casts its
cones upon the ground, until in &