CHAPTER VIII 



PLAN OF THE YARD 



Plants intended for adornment should generally be 

 arranged irregularly and in subordinate positions, in the 

 school yard as well as in the home lawn. Single plants 

 may be used for the purpose of breaking up the monot- 

 ony of the surface of the lawn ; groups may be placed 

 on the border near walks and drives and about the 

 building. 



In a school yard a plot for studying the method of 

 planting and cultivating flowering plants may run par- 

 allel with the front walk, where it will also serve to 

 decorate the yard. There should be a strip of grass 

 between it and the walk. After the bulbs are done 

 blooming, the same space may be used for summer- 

 blooming plants or for crimson clover, buckwheat, or 

 some other green crop that will fertilize the soil and 

 keep the plot looking well during the summer without 

 requiring any further attention before school opens in 

 the fall. 



Perennial flowering plants may be planted in a plot 

 that runs parallel with a drive leading to the rear of the 

 building. This should be separated from the drive by a 

 strip of lawn. The dimensions of the plot will depend 

 to some extent upon the size of the yard. 



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