1298 Rural School Leaflet 



Vines can be used to excellent purpose for covering the school building, 

 the outbuildings, and the fences if there are any. The Virginia creeper 

 is very common. The Boston ivy may be used on brick or stone school- 



. houses. Honeysuckle, clematis, bitter- 



/ ^ sweet, trumpet vine, and climbing roses 



s / \ are all excellent for vine treatment. 



/ \^ ^ maple , Climbing roses, clematis, and bittersweet 



witch hazel | V • about the entrance will give color and 



I " ' interest. 



/ Flowers that require little care and that largely take 



( &/ care of themselves may be planted — not in flower beds 



- — sS )e I in the middle of the lawn, but in the borders of the 



\ y"\ massed planting. A 



I \ «,?(•>-, -^r->i flower garden may be 



\ V -5FJKEA ^ v^ UOUTUNE OF SEP fe J 



\ - — >\ FLo 'v^ e \ made by itself in the 



x. <*woojT *N \ inclosed area, but 



- x ) > ^-t-— ~^" ~"X this requires much 



/Sumac ^" L -^ / \ work and continued 



J witch hazel J interest on the part of 



the children. For a 



Plan of irregular border planting 



garden of this kind, 



perennial plants -- those that live from year to year — are excellent. 



Of these, day lilies, bleeding hearts, peonies, pinks, bluebells, hollyhocks, 



perennial phlox, sweet william, and hibiscus are excellent. From the 



fields may be collected daisies, asters, goldenrod, and violets. These 



will grow well, and they improve when grown in rich ground and given 



plenty of room. They will provide spring or fall bloom. 



Imagine a school ground planted with early spring bulbs! And why 

 not? Picture a schoolyard in early spring with touches of color created 

 by a few clumps of crocuses, daffodils, tulips, and lilies of the valley ! 



L. H. Bailey writes: "While the main planting should be made up 

 of common trees and shrubs, a rare or strange plant may be introduced 

 now and then from nurseries if there is any money with which to buy 

 such things. Plant it at some conspicuous point just in front of the border, 

 where it will show off well, be out of the way, and have some relation to 

 the rest of the planting." 



Think of a little clump of spiraea or golden bell covered with bright 

 color in spring, with a background of dark, rich green shrubbery-massing 

 or a heavy spray of red-twigged dogwood or the yellow fall blossoms of 

 witch-hazel ! These are the elements that make a schoolyard attractive 

 and that show pride and interest in the school district. Let us have 

 them by all means. 



