354 Landscape Gardening 



Arrangement of the Garden 



It is generally best to have all the fruits or vegetables in 

 the home garden grouped compactly in the rear part of the 

 grounds, and some distance from the house, though this part 

 of the grounds should be made to blend with the more 

 ornamental features. Specimen trees of the large fruits may 

 be grouped by themselves or among the ornamental trees, as 

 shown in Fig. 189. Grape-vines, Fig. 153, may also serve 

 to ornament the buildings, verandas, pergolas, or trellises 

 that may screen the garden from too full exposure. 



This plan shows the ornamental features of about an 

 acre lot with the fruits grouped more or less in the rear of 

 the house. In the garden proper are arranged 5 apple-trees, 

 40 ft. apart, with 2 pears, 2 plum, and 3 peaches, 20 ft. from 

 each of the other trees, planted so that all may have clean 

 cultivation; while on the west and north border as well 

 as in two groups between the house and barn others are 

 located, which must be grown in turf. These more or less 

 blend with the ornamental trees and shrubs. On the north- 

 east border of this garden are planted grape-vines to serve 

 as a cover to the trellis that screens the garden from the 

 house. Raspberries, blackberries, currants, and gooseberries 

 are planted in rows in the line of and between the trees. 

 The strawberry-bed is located on the north side of the 

 orchard. An asparagus-bed is also chosen on the south 

 side. 



Turf Culture 



One great advantage of close grouping, as has been 

 stated, is that the soil about the trees and plants may be 

 cheaply and thoroughly cultivated, thus preserving the 

 moisture and making it unnecessary to apply as much 



