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Show Imitate Nature Object In Landscape Gardening To imitate nature is the principal object in landscape gardening, ascord- ; ing to Emil Hansen, extension rpecial. ist in landscape gardening and flori-culture flori-culture vi:h the agricultural college, i While there are not set rules to be re- j commended, he says, the home owner) can make his planting of schrubs. trees' and flowers effective, if this planting J is done in harmony with a visualisation ' of the home in a natural settin;. Al!1 marks of artificiality in landscaping should be avoided. I "In plan' ing shrubs", says this speci- ; afst. "it is well to group them along ' t'-.e borderline, or in suitable corners ! around the foundation of the house. A ' natural appearance is effected if shrubs of different varieties are planted together, to-gether, in an irregular manner, avoiding avoid-ing straight lines. It is important also to plant the taller growing schrubs towards to-wards the back of a group, with the lower growing varieties in front. "As a general rule, the lawn should I be kept open. This facilitates care of the lawn, and adds to the natural appearance ap-pearance of the landscaping. Whenever When-ever possible it is advisable to confine f'jwer plan'ings to well prepared beds located in the backyard; and to avoid planting shrubs or flower beds along sidewalks or in the lawn. Only where the lawn is spacious, should lawn trees be planted and these should be placed t") promote naturalness in the landscaping land-scaping plan. When planting trees and shrubs, provide pro-vide holes wide and deep enough to p-rmit of natural root spread. Cover the roots with fine, rich soil; shako trie plant gently, with an up and down motion, to sift the soil in among the roots; and then use the foot to press the soil, firmly around the roots. Do njt, entirely fill the hole until after a f:i iou;h watering of the plant; then f-.'l -viih loose soil and add a mulch of manure." |