Evening star., 1940-04-13
Silver Star
Home 10 Enter
Third Week
French Provincial
One Of Most Popular
Houses in Series
By w. H. YOUNGMAN,

The beautiful dwelling of French
provincial design at 4745 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, which re-
ceived the award as the third Silver
Star Home of the year, tomorrow
will enter the third week of its ex-
hibition period. This house has
proved to be one of the most popu-
lar ever sponsored by The Star.
Containing eight rooms and four
baths, the new home was erected
by the firm of Cooper Lightbown g.
Associates in their new Locust Hill
development. 1t is an exceptionally
we'll planned and built house and
is constructed of brick painted
white.
The five experts in home build
ing who compose the Silver Star
Homes. Committee indorsed the new
home unanimously. James S. Tay-
lor of the Federal Housing Admin
istration is chairman of the group.
Other members are Irwin S. Porter,
prominent architect; Edwin H. Ros-
engarten, builder; Fred A. Smith,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board. and John Nolen, lr..
director of planning of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Garden Possibilities.
The Star home offers interesting
gardening possibilities. Various
treatments are possible, and the
choice will no doubt depend very
largely upon the horticultural in
terests of the future owners.
Two areas are available for the
growing of plants, ANIMALS, bulbs or
roses. The small garden at the rear
of the lot receives some shade, but
In the main is sunny garden. The
other area, on the Forty eighth
street side, is a sunny, well-drained
bank that has been divided into
terraces with low stone walls. 1t is
on the west side of the front lawn.
This garden is shaded in the morn
ing by the rambling locust trees,
but is essentially sunny area with
adequate drainage.
Taking up first the small garden
in the rear, we have an area that is
already partially screened from the
neighbors by tall narrow row of
evergreens. The beds on the raised
terrace are planted to pansies, which
will be through blooming early in
June. For the remainder of the
summer one could use geraniumS,
lantana, or the dwarf bedding
dahlias, the beds to be edged with
such plants as sweet alyssum, lobelia,
ageratum, or the dwarf Dusty Miller
fCentaurea candidissima). ,Y
Site for Rose Garden.
This garden is very we'll protected
and would make an ideal site for a
rose garden since it is close to and
in front of the large bay window in
the living room. Or If one did not
care for roses small more or less
formal pool to the right of the walk
and a small terrace at the left of
the walk where one could sit and
enjoy the evenings. In either case,
however, the owner may desire to
extend the evergreen hedge to the
west as far as the corner of the
house and to the south to complete
the enclosure, giving privacy to this
small garden. For this summer it
would seem better to use potted
plants to fill the beds, waiting until
fall to complete the background and
to make other changes that may ap-
peal to the owners. The use of an
nuals and potted plants necessitates
more care than would rose garden
or pool. A bed of tulips between
the hedge and the upper wall would
be effective.
The terraced bank at the side of
the house is now planted with l,700
tulips, which should make most
colorful display in early May. These
large beds will need filling with an
(See YER STAR. Page B-6)