The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-09-10

Next was a garden on Center street
which was filled with gladioli, 5000
bulbs, planted diagonally, giving an
unusual and artistic effect; a smaller
bed with variety of flowers and with
asters in abundance. Two gardens on
Liberty street were next. The en-
trance to the garage at the back was
f1anked by beds of hardy shrubs, a
fine Virginia creeper covering, and
high trellis and fine butterfly plants
were on each side of the house. The
side entrance passed through a rock
garden. The second garden was a
wonderful group of old fashioned
flowers, real collection of hardy,
blooming plants, outstanding among
them being several large bushes of
cultivated "black-eyed Susans", the
Maryland flower.
On Second street, near the Presby-
terian church, was the gayest garden
of the group, Notwithstanding its
smallness in size. 1t had wealth of
lovely blossoms, around the house a
border and again inside the fence. 1t
was planned so that as one variety
went out of season later one would
be ready to bloom.
Three neighbors on south Third
street have gardens that are a picture.
Flowers and vegetables that would
delight the eye of a seed specialist
were arranged on display on the deep
green grass at the edge of each gar
den.
A garden on Mason street came
next. Asters grew so abundantly
here that the owner generously invited
us to carry home some blossoms. In
this garden Siberian Crabapple
tree only four years old, was laden
with lovely fruit. At the end of south
Third street was a home on a hill,
with a garden in the back like SUM-
ken garden. An outstanding flower
here was handsome honeysuckle
vine empowering the porch.
On Oak street was fine garden
with row of dahlias as hedge and
on Alder street fairy dell was found
under giant oak tree, rhododendron
and pines, a pretty trellis behind
which was a garden of flowers and
vegetables, while around to the chill
dren's corner two swings gave a
chance for active play. Away on the
hill to another garden coming in at
the rear from Fifth street to lovely
view of the town and a fine clump Of
cosmos, which was just part of quite
large flower garden. Work was be-
ing done here, adding wealth Of iris
plants. There was rock garden
here too, giving touch of beauty to
the shady side of the house. Down
the hill and out Third street was
found hedge of fire bush with other
flowers, and on by the garden hand
some dahlias. Fine plants of all
kinds were ready for the indoor gar
den of the winter, all the work of one
very fine little lady.
Next came the sunken garden and
lily pond on Second street, developed
handsomely since last year. On out
Second street fine garden of flowers,
fruit and vegetables, many unique
plants among the flowers and at the
side lovely turf with play space for
the little tots.
The last, a most interesting vege-
table garden at the end of Second
street was commercial garden and
one need look no further for all sorts
of wonderful prize vegetables which
may be procured by anyone visiting
the garden, or by telephone-corn, to-
matoes, squash, cabbage, caulifiower,
cucumbers, swiss chard, carrots, par
ships, made you realize that provi-
dence has blessed US with a wonder
full season for growing the good
things of life here on our mountain
| top.
"He who plants a tree, plants love,
Tents of GOODNESS, spreading out above
Wayfarers, he may not live to see.
Gifts that Or0XU are hest