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Show ARRANGING HOME GROUNDS AND PLANTING LAWNS The principal rule to observe in planting home grounds is to preserve an open appearance. According to Emdl Hansen, specialist in landscape gardening, with the Extension Service of the Utah Agricultural College, who offers the following additional sug-, gestions in his new circular called , "Arrarement and Planning of ' Home Grounds:" Flowering shurbs should be arranged ar-ranged in groups along fence lines and In angles formed by the house foundation. I In arranging shrubs in group3, plant the lower growing varieties in the outside rows and the medium and taller growing varieitie.s in the center and at the back of the group. It is highly important that the soil between the shrubs be frequently worked and kept free from weeds. Trees could be planted in many instances to form a background for the shurba, as well as for breaking the view of out-buildin.gs. The width of walks should correspond cor-respond td the size of the building and a graceful curve should mark every (urn in the walk. The planting of flowers along the sides of the walks and foundation j ot the house is not recommended, j Concerning the making of lawns. Mr Hanoen recommends early spring planting, preferably on land prepared pre-pared the preceding fall. ; Two sowings should be made, thej second cross-wise to the first. A good lawn-grass mixture consists con-sists of Kentucky' Muegrass and White Clover, in the proportion of 5 to 1. Allow 1 pound of the mix-! ture for each 500 square feet of i lawn. I A copy of the circular from which i he foregoing suggestions are taken will be sent free upon request to tho Extension Service, Utah Aagricul-tural Aagricul-tural College, Logan, as long as the. supply lasts. j |