Evening star., 1928-05-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES II. TR1CEW ELL.

mains. This makes It incumbent on the
gardener who wants to get the most
return from his place to buckle TO and
right the wrong.
The garden must be looked upon as
picture painted by nature, under the
directing hand of the human being who
happens for the time being to be In
charge 1t is picture, however. which
possesses architectural possibilities. IL
has dimensions.
Hence arises the necessity for consid-
ering the placing OF tall elements in the
picture, the making OF proper back
grounds. the raising OF points of in
terest Complete directions for this work
are not possible, since every case differs
from the next.
The general principles. however, may
be learned by any one Interested enough
TO read q few books OH landscape archi-
lecture. Common sense also comes to
the rescue. The first application of this
latter saving element involves the sim
pie recognition that successful garden
is distinctly more than matter OF just
sticking few seeds and plants into the
ground haphazard.
Preparedness plays part In the gar
den as elsewhere. Plan, SO necessary to
the conduct Of war functions i'm the
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wall. He who realizes the necessity for
forethought in gardening has done
much more than 80 out of 100 amateur
gardeners. We believe this proportion
correct.
One sees iris planted i'll the most pre-
posterous situations. put there by some
with no understanding of the growth
habits OF this lovely daughter of the
| Springtime.
Roses are set out on the north sides
of houses, where they get only an hours
sunshine a day. The rose is a demo-
cratic queen, but she demands at least
half days sunshine to do anyway
near her prettiest Full sun all day Is
best.
Vines are put where they interfere
| with the growth of other and more
| beautiful things. Trees are set out at
points where their growth ultimately
makes impossible flower borders and
grass plot.
| Such errors often are not noticed
| for years. Again. even II realized. GER
tain duh apathy prevents anything
being done about them. 1t takes, as has
| been said, the true gardening spirit to
set things right, but this is true of every
| walk of life~-the true spirit of progress
is necessary to right any wrong.
| The garden Is a good place to begin.
| Ones backyard thus becomes a labora-
| tory for the training of the human
spirit, as well as for the growing of bet
| ter and bigger flowers.
| X X
| Location of ANIMALS offers one of the
| most interesting Speculations 1t is not
wise TO grow the same flowers in cx
| actly the same places year after year.
not only because the peculiar food needs
of the particular varieties are not met,
but also because the gardener so fails to
realize the best groupings and combina-
| tions from the beauty standpoint.
Harmonizing colors do much to make
a garden beautiful. The spirit of rest
which a garden should have comes with
the artistic grouping of the various
plant colors. While one need not fear
"clashing colors" TO any great extent
there can be little question that many
popular and intensely brilliant flowers
have no real place in the average home
garden.
II such are used, their proper location
is OF the greatest Importance, else they
uSurp the attention which ought to be
given to the garden as whole. These
are few of the problems which arise in
| relation to finding the right place for
every plant.