ORNAMENTATION OF HOME GROUNDS 



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SCHOOL PROJECT 5 



Purpose. To beautify the school grounds. 



Directions. If the school grounds have not been planted 1 

 with shrubs, vines, and flowers, and if there is an opportunity 

 to do something along this line, the class may work together 

 to help ornament the school grounds. Permission should first 

 be obtained from the school authorities. A plan of the ground 

 should be made. Then means should be discussed of obtaining 

 the needed plants '. Native shrubs and vines are available with- 

 out expense. A border of bulbs may be set out in the fall. If 

 flowers are planted, those should be chosen that are in bloom 

 during the school session. The various things to be done may 

 be divided among committees. The work of digging and plant- 

 ing may be done by the boys. 



SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION 



1. Why is it better to begin gardening by making a plan? 



2. What should be taken into account, (a) in selecting the 

 kinds of plants for ornamentation, (b) in setting them out ? 



3. What is the special value of vines? 



4. Which would you rather have, a flower garden of annuals 

 or one of perennials ? Why ? 



5. Why are bulbs specially desirable to plant? 



6. How should bulbs be planted and cared for? 



7. What care does the flower garden require? 



8. What are the chief values of gardening? 



REFERENCES 



Baker, Yard and Garden, Bobbs Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Bailey, Manual of Gardening, Macmillan Co., New York City. 



