20 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



A home without its appropriate setting of 

 plants and flowers is like a picture without a 

 frame, and one always finds much pleasure and 

 satisfaction in making that frame express the 

 ideas and the individuality of the owner. 



It is neither necessary nor desirable that the 

 planting arrangement should follow any ready cut- 

 and-dried plan, but rather should it be an indi- 

 vidual expression. It is certain too, that an 

 appropriate plant setting adds many dollars to 

 the appearance and value of the home, as well as 

 providing an ever present pleasure and delight 

 to the owner. 



Just a word picture in outline of the plans for 

 planting the grounds surrounding one home; the 

 technic as it were, may be of some value to the 

 home owner who is looking for suggestions along 

 these lines. 



The grounds, not assuming the proportions of a 

 miniature park, will have no plantings of trees, 

 shrubs nor flower beds scattered about the lawn, 

 but instead, the lawn will be one unbroken sheet 

 of green except as border or background plantings 

 are provided for. 



In front of the house, possibly at the sides as 

 well, will be appropriate plantings of evergreens, 

 with a blending of the various shades of green, 

 blue, steel and yellow, or at the sides may be 

 planted the deciduous flowering shrubs, and in 



