Show In Your ii h TilE THE CHILDS CHILD'S OWN GARDEN Mothers of 01 large families and small ones for tor that matter will matter will very soon be faced with the problem of keeping kc the children busy and contented contented con con- tented for three months or more until school again a. a assumes umes partial authority over them One of the finest ways that I know of is to give them a plot of their own and help them to make a n little garden Many a youngster who grumbles because he had to push the lawnmower lawn lawn lawnmower mower or pull weeds for tor father or mother will work with alacrity in his very own garden and besides that h he will learn a great deal about old mother earth and her vagaries He will certainly be kept out of mis mis' mischief chief Little children will spend much time lime in digging up things thing to see sec ee how they are arc growing or in order to find out what the roots look Jook like as I have learned from experience with m my own daughters But e even en these actions must not exasperate you for forIn forIn forin In such fashion only will wm the child learn what is necessary and soon the curiosity will be satisfied and the plants will vill be allowed to grow unmolested Dont Don't make the error of ot giving the boy or girl cirl too big a plot This is mistaken kindness because in irs the heat of ot summer that plot will assume assume as as- sume amazing dimensions when weeds are growing apace And if ir there are arc s several children it is often orten wiser to give live each his own little space instead of or expecting them to keep peace ace over a 3 community gar den The ideas and tastes of children differ just as much as do adults' adults and arid they should have the chance to express ex cx- press their individual individuality t in making the garden Flowers for the childs child's garden should be mainly annuals of ot pie he showier types which arc are easy to grow Take him along with you to the nursery store and allow him to to choose his own flowers but give him unobtrusive adv advice ce when he shows an unwise hankering for tor certain flowers flowers flow flow- ers which are arc difficult to grow or orare orare orare are rather disappointing once grown Every annual as you ou have no doubt learned by experience is not so saucy and gay as its picture on the package would have jou OU believe Easy flowers for the child to start with Include all all' sorts of marigolds nasturtiums candytuft cr crimson flax Virginia stocks zinnias and cosmos These may all be planted now Perhaps father will have to dig dic up the plot in order to have it dug deeply enough But after alter that the child can be tau taught ht how to break breakup up the clods and rake it il smooth I manure it it divide it Into tiny lawn flower borders and paths and to sow the seeds Be sure you instruct him well about the seed sowing or hell hel bury them six or seven In inches deep and they never will see day dav- y light If It in working in your own garden you give the children bits of ot perennial peren ren nial root a bulb or two or a rooted cutting from a shrub you ou will be giving them untold dell delight ht My little litile girls get more pleasure each year from rota the tulips which flowers lowers from the small sized bulbs I gave them and from the old fashioned rose which a friend was going to throw throwaway throwaway throwaway away than from the annuals annuals simply simply because they get the surprise of having these things come annually without being planted each season I am sure that if you see that each cach cachat of at your our youngsters has a personal I garden this summer you ou wont won't feel so inclined to write a homily on that well known subject Why Mothers Go Mad MacIl QUERIES Mrs E. E S. S R R. Murray writes Will you ou please tell me in The Telegram why my peonies dont don't flower This year again they have no buds I have three roots and this Is the third year I am getting get get- ting Ung tired of waiting for flowers and feel just about like digging these up Ans Ther Ans-Ther There are several reasons tor for peonies not flowering Th They y may be planted too de deeply ply they should have no more than two Inches of earth over the eyes pr they may be bein bein bein in poor soil soU or they may be near trees which drain nourishment and water from the soil soU Can you find your own particular reason here Give them a handful of now scratching ng it in inthe inthe inthe the soil around their stems and see sec that they dont don't suffer suller for tor water this summer and if H the planting is not deep you should s see buds next April Im I'm sure |