Show plan now to have A more beautiful place how to make shrubs and trees count for th the mot most 1 li planting F F rockwell horticultural edit editor of FT farm and fireside I 1 have often tried I 1 to 0 figure out cut for my own satisha satisfaction atio why so ED many good substantial homes in both town and country me are left un beautified implanted Cei taint I 1 y it is not because the owners ers do not appreciate the added charm and air of hominess hom mess which the simplest planting tastefully ar ranged always gives I 1 have seen people of all kinds at stop op rod and exclaim over so an attractively planted place people whom I 1 knew owned houses costin costing g consider ably amore more than th the ones they were stopping to ari admire they them selves could could have had places just as beautiful and they would have appreciated precia ted them why then he did they fail to pro vide beautiful homes home tor thel the l i T S SECRET OF G pac 13 INAS N A 1 attractive ATTRACT I 1 IVL 1 hotia 0 I 1 am satisfied mis tied site alter many my i 3 10 airs 01 intimate contact with this problem that the reason is a very simple one it is merely that most folks do not learn that the secret of getting so an at planting about their homes is a to rl PLAN is IN ADVANCE 01 THE SEASON when spring comes and the planting fever is 0 in the air they would like to plant something to J join in nature in making the old world and particularly their little HOOK of it more beautiful but having no plans rod and not having provided for any anything h in 9 to plant in advance they do not get know which way to turn or what to put in and by the time they have haic their minds made up it is 11 again too 1 late THE FIRST STEP if you have made up your mind that you want to have a nome mone that is more beautiful and more attract tive live in its surroundings the time to take the first step is now now does not mean this month or even this week but today tonight right this minute while you have bave the tiling taing in mind jut just draw a tough rough plan of the house or the front yard or grounds around it just a tough rough sketch on the back of an old envelope or ou on one of the kid a school pads markin mark in such trees stone walls fen fences cesor or other permanent features as there them may be after that just mark in where here the trees shrubs or other tiling thing that you think there ought to be should g go to help make more mom of a picture 0 of f your place or to go rive me more shade in summer bummer or protection from cold inda in winter gas SIMPLE bleb MR FOR PI IVING AS AN h peace in planning as in anything else th there e m area are a few simple rules winch which should be followed the experience of others who have planted has bas proved that these are am safe guideposts guidepost to follow 1 I 1 should say my that the very first rule to use in planning to make the home more h hame like and attractive by planting g mound around it is to have A few big trees of course coarse you yen may h have these at al ready read but it if you have not then by all means memir set ort some nothing quite takes the place of evergreen ever greens and even if you do not plant more than two twe or three oi of them they will make a wonderful change in the ap ali bearance pe fear arance rince of the place in addition to thessi if the grounds around the house home are not too limited in size site some good fairly fast growing A tree ilka tie che clin B BL 11 L i 1 1 ni 1 fal 11 1111 ill t in 0 tl in n d tt aw lidl ni lil ind ia ali I 1 il lo 10 I 1 th t in elect chatin mi i location luti tion for any an it the these se it should lie he kept in mind that while abul thy kiy y be gnall all 6 to 10 it ft high s when hen you get them they will eventually need plenty of room ilo ijo not nu tiet et them too near the house or driveways or walks SECOND P PLANT ANT AROUND trin THE BASE of the house home this does not mean can lost thee the en tire foundation should be covered from sight it is generally a nus mis take to do that butuso few flowering of drooping graceful habit such as golden bell spaces Spire aa Deutz deutzia deutzias im etc or some drawf growing evergreens ever greens 1 1 I hese grouped on either side of the main ant entrance nee or in front of the porch w with it h win sume taller things such as cellars cears or th the larger growing shrubs like dogwood butterfly bush or lilacs at or near the corners will be sufficient the difference which even a daren shrubs when used in this way ay will make in the appearance app appe earence areme of a house is almost unbelievable THIRDLY if you wish tome to use still more shrubs plant around the edges or bord border of the place shrubs grow naturally quite close together so close in fact that they touch each other and a border of shrubs along the sides of the ard rd or around the edge of the lawn is always attractive but single shrubs spotted he here rod and there them over the lawn are almost worst wont than none at all to say sav nothing of the fact that it is air almost endless task to keep the great grass looking neat around them these three very simple rules are safe guide to follow I 1 in making plans forduc for such it planting as you may do next spring more detailed information about the different kind of shrubs plants and flowers floers aill ft ill be gien in the following articles emles on this page but keep in mind that tile the most important thing is to make your plan now |