The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-30
Time FOR PLANNING
NEXT YEARS GARDEN|
FOR OUTDOOR LIVING|
Backward Most Available Part
Of Home Grounds for Dec
orative Comfort

When n TALL 1rOSCS nave wiped
out the beauties Of the flower garden,
which period Is about at hand, Bis
marck's floral and garden fans will
find the time opportune for planning
their next summer home beautifica-
ton and for what has been termed
the outdoor living ROOM"
That is, the flower lovers can turn
to planning the floral Ornamental
ton of their grounds in such a way
as to virtually form an outdoor living
space Of them. AS q vine-screened
porch, for instance, or q hedged lawn,
or a backyard with bird fountains
and lily pools, of which there are
several very attractive examples in
Bismarck.
The conception of the garden as an
intimate role Of the home Is growing.
said q local yard and garden beauti-
fier who has taken a prominent part
in the activities Of the Bismarck
Yard and Garden club each year. 1T
is coming" he said, las the use Of
screened porches came, in u house
architecture. We moved from the
inside rooms to the screened porch
in summer, and now We are moving
from the porch to the garden and
finding it possible to live outdoors in
comfort and pleasure, amid sur
roundings of ordered beauty. This is
the modern American conception Of
the home garden"
Must Work In Public Display
The garden owner who accepts this
conception and determines to build
an outside living room must still re-
member that one portion Of his
grounds must be decorated for public
display. This is the front yard. 1t
should be developed in harmony with
the n%eighboring yards and in such a
manner as best to emphasize the
house design and present at all sea-
sons OF the year q dignified and in
viting appearance.
The first step in planning is to
form q comprehensive idea OF the
proposed garden. just what does
this mean? If one were planning q.
house one woul] decide in advance
Just how manyrcDms were desired. what
style Of architecture, the chief ma
terials to be used, and 30 on. A
house isstandardized-all home build
ers know just what they want. But
the function Of a garden is less well
known. y
Function Of Garden
Just what part Is the garden to
play in relation to the home? Is it,
to be merely an outside dress Of the
home? Or Is it to be the outdoors
Of the home, q living room with q
carpet Of grass, q ceiling Of the blue
sky. and decorations Of flowers-a
place one may enter without feeling
they are going outside? The owners
attitude toward his garden means
everything in its development.
Having surrendered his front yard
to purely ornamental purposes, the
home-owner seeking outdoor comfort,
GOODNESS and privacy, turns naturally
to the back yard, and it is here that
the outdoor living room has been de-
veloped. The private garden Is a
room primarily for the owners en-
joyment, and in that essential re-
quirement is to be found the reason
why the modern style treats lightly
questions which have sometimes
been thought Of great Importance,
such as the relative merits and fit
ness Of formal and naturalistic plant
ing.
Calls for Design
An outdoor room, like an indoor
room, calls for design. It requires
definite boundaries: 1t must be in bal
ance. Its axes need to be indicated
so that the occupants may not be
uneasy as they would II q room In
doors had unmatched windows and
uneven walls. For purposes 70 pri-
vacy and appearances the garden
room needs to be screened from out
side view, and also to screen out I'M
desirable views. This screen may be
provided by trees and shrubs, o. by
q wall or vine-covered fence.
Having established the boundaries
and design, the decorations Of the
outdoor room become q matter Of the
owners state.