174 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



object in planting should always be to make the sur- 

 roundings beautiful. The farmer and his family 

 need a "front yard," a piece of ground covered with 

 restful turf and surrounded with trees far enough 

 apart to give views of the surrounding country. A 

 farmer's wife and daughters will receive as much 

 enjoyment from a rose-garden or an old-fashioned 

 flower-garden as would their city cousins. The 

 barn-yard, the flower-garden, the chicken yard, the 

 clothes yard, and other features may be separated 

 from each other by lilacs and other old-fashioned 

 shrubs. Evergreens also may be planted, perhaps 

 more than will ultimately be needed, the surplus 

 being either sold or used from time to time as 

 Christmas trees. 



An up-to-date farm will have a good supply of 

 water under pressure and a little of this should be 

 used for a bird-bath, or preferably for several such 

 baths, which can be placed near trees or bushes 

 where the birds can preen their feathers. 



The re-stating of a few rules for planting will be 

 in place here : 



(i) Arrange the planting so that an ample 

 supply of sunshine will reach the windows of the 

 house. 



