Evening star., 1928-05-23

The gardening vogue of the past five
years has induced many persons to take
up this outdoor sport who really do not
enjoy Il.
The craze is In the air, ones neigh
bors are doing 1t. the magazines and
papers are full of It. The fever catches
the householder.
Certainly II looks easy enough. Any
one can garden. just as any one can run
an automobile or learn stenngraphy To
garden correctly and to enjoy 1t As one
goes along, Is different matter, how
ever.
On this subject Emil c. volz, pro-
fessor of Horticulture at the Iowa State
College. In his new book, Home Flower
Growing" published by the Macmillan
Co. has the following to say:
If garden Is worth planning and
planting. IL is certainly of enough value
to the owner to deserve good care at all
times. This Is the test of a real gar
dener, and only those with genuine
love for flowers can measure up to the
severe standards set by nature and those
who have correctly followed her eX-
ample
"A good flower garden means lot of
hard work and constant watchfulness.
A small area we'll cared for is
far better than huge estate overgrown
with weeds and otherwise showing signs
of neglect.
One should find out how far he can
go with money and time, and then have
garden that is at least finished"
Men play golf who do not really care
for 1t. Many play poker who do not
actually enjoy the game Women play
bridge when they do not like it, and
sometimes do housework when they
hate it.
The world is full OF folks doing all
sorts Of things simply because 1t Is the
thing To do. or because their neighbors
do 1t, or because they have been In
duced to try their hand at it through
suave saleSmanship.
This Is well enough--for a time
A man Is the gamer on almost any
project he may take up. for experience
Is thing that can be gained in no
other way.
He owes 1t to himself, however, to
profit by his experience.
And one of the surest wavs to profit
from experience Is TO give up something
one does not like. The world is full of
those who indulge in experiences, but
go right ahead failing to profit by
them.
The ability TO call halt is no less
than the power to begin Like the abil-
ity to say MOI" to anything or anv
one. when the case demands 1t. this
negation has particular place In gar
dcnirg.
In the first place. the ancient art of
the garden is not compulsory.
No one has TO engage in it who does
not want to. OF course, during the
war t was regarded as patriotic 10 gar
den, hence thousands raised vegetables
In the piping times Of peace, floric,Il-
ture is more extensively practiced. es-
pecially In and near large cities. than
the raising Of corn and tomatoes
Flowers are the one esthetic en-
deavor In the lives OF thousands. II
they go no farther than getting and
maintaining a good lawn. they at least
have felt some thrill In the creation of
the beautiful.
We can conceive a person so wrapped
ap In the inner contemplation of beauty.
per Sc, that he would become very SLOW
enly in personal habits, with his home
and grounds following suit.
A better balance In daily living, how
ever demands different program In
this procedure the proper care OF lawns
and gardens has an important place.
Garden making comes with certain