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Show 6B Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, May 9, 1984 New Homeowner Should Plan Landscape CAROL GRAHAM ing is planning. A landscape architect can help design and Landscaping a newly constructsupervise' the planting of the ed home can seem overwhelmland around the home, which will avoid costly mistakes later. new the to homeowner,, ing especially with a limited budget Accurate measurements of the and little or no knowledge of property, the size and layout of the house on the property, its relandscape architecture. However, it could be a lationship to other houses in the a if little time and area and its color and design are ing experience thought are given to the project all factors to consider when deprior to the purchase of trees vising a landscape plan. and plants. There are three main areas The key to successful landscap around the home to consider in Review Correspondent The 'first area to be reckoned with is the service area. This in- the overall plan: 1. The service area 2. The private area 3. The public area Every home should be landscaped for beauty and serviceability so that the property is not only attractive, but is also useful and complimentary to the lifestyle of those that live there. It is vitally important to have a workable plan on paper first, since it is much easier to revise it than to replant it. -. one-thir- have phosphorus. Another one third could benefit from additional phosphorus or potassium for heavy feeding crops like potatoes, broccoli, corn, cucumbers and melons. Low nitrogen crops include beans, cucumbers, melons, peas, peppers, strawberries, tomatoes. Medium nitrogen crops are beets, cauliflower, lettuce, onion, ' spinach, turnips. over-appli- ed Most owners of newly constructed homes are inclined to attack the problem of landscaping in cludes the driveway, garage or carport and place where the the front of the house first to trash recepticles are kept. Some make it' immediately more attractive. But heavy equipment thought should be given to beautifying this part of the home, yet can ruin a new lawn or garden when i; is time to work on the keeping it clear for the constant use it will receive. backyard or garden. Here again Next plan the private area. is the importance of hrving a Think about the needs of the plan to work from. family and the activities that When the final design has been will take place. For instance, if begin by planting determined, the family enjoys volleyball or the shade trees in their designatother games that require some ed areas. Shrubs and hedges space, think carefully befor along fences that are intended planning to plant several large for privacy should also be plantshade trees. Look at the area to ed. be considered and put ideas for Check the condition of the soil patio, deck, garden, etc. down on and consider water, sunshine paper in a variety of ways before before choosing the and climate deciding on the final design. trees and shrubs. Soil should be The public area is the front of conditioned with a sod and seed the house and should be complistarted prior to planting grass mentary to the neighborhood as seed or sod. In a new home lot it is important to develop a good well as to the owner. No one enjoys looking at ait unattractive root to get the lawn expected. If house and garden but the lot sod is used to begin a new lawn, that is overdone can be equally be sure it is bought from a repuannoying to the neighborhood. table firm and is of good quality. Fertilizer Choices Change Fertilizer FARMINGTON needs for a garden vary with its cropping history. Soil nitrogen (N) is generally depleted each year by most garden crops or leached out of the root zone, according to research at the USU Horticultural Farm. In reviewing garden soil tests from the Davis County area hord ticulturists find that about of the gardeners tested 7 High nitrogen crops are asparagus, cabbage, carrots, corn, parsnips, potatoes. 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