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A few trees, principally evergreen, may also be introduced with advantage. 
While a small number of large growing trees may be allowed for the sake of 
‘shade, yet care must be used that there are not enough to.shade the place 
too much. S. 
Care of Lawn. 
The lawn will require to be mown about once a fortnight. For this pur- 
pose, a lawn mower will be found to do the work much better and more ex- 
peditiously than it can be done with a scythe. Of course, a lawn mower 
will cost What might be considered a large sum; but with care it will last 
for years, and when the better work and saving in time is taken into ac- 
count, it will be found to be much cheaper than mowing by hand. 
Care of Plants. 
When plants are first set out, unless in rainy weather, it will be necessary 
to well water them. In very hot, dry weather it may also be necessary to do 
this, but it should not be done till absolutely required, and then the ground 
should be well soaked. Nothing is more injurious than light, frequent 
waterings. These only dampen the surface of the soil, causing the plants 
to send up their roots in search of that moisture they cannot find lower 
down, and so rendering them much more liable to suffer from drought than 
if watered more copiously and less frequently. 
When the House is Already Built. 
When a farmer wishes to make a garden to an old house, then he must be 
guided by circumstances; but, if possible, the same general plan should be 
carried out here that I have before recommended. I may here observe that 
the farmer has the great advantage over others that he can get all he wants 
in way of sods and soil for the cutting and hauling, and the labor would cost 
him nothing or next to nothing as the work could be done by himself and 
his men at a time when there is no pressing work about the farm. The 
flower garden would also afford pleasant and healthy occupation for the 
spare hours of the ladies of the family. 
House in Town. 
In laying out the front gaiden of a house in a town the case is somewhat 
different to those we have been considering, as there is no choice of location 
the only thing to do is to take the lot as it is and make the best of it. Here 
again a lawn, either level or terraced, will look best; a few flower beds of 
simple design should be introduced, the remarks made above as to planting, 
etc., will also apply here. But in the case of town residents their time 
being usually fully taken up by their occupations they have no time to do 
the work themselves so will have to hire it done. They will probably call 
in some man who makes a business of laying out gardens and whose skill 
and taste may be safely trusted to turn outa good job. 
