THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



By Nailing a Few Branches of Equal Length 

 Around the Trunk of a Tree, Fastening Them To- 

 gether with Wire, and Lining with Moss, an At- 

 tractive Tree Flower Basket is Formed. 



TREE FLOWER BASKET THE 

 LATEST OUTDOOR ORNAMENT 



A feature which has been termed "The 

 Tree Flower Basket" is one of the latest 

 things presented in the western part of 

 this country for the beautifying of the 

 home property. The owner of the home 

 place knows that almost any kind of 

 flower holders, if they are put to work, 

 serve to add to the appearance of the 

 property. Furthermore,, where a novelty 

 in the way of a flower basket, such as is 

 seen in the accompanying illustration, is 

 erected, it does more than merely serve 

 to enhance the attractiveness of the place 

 it adds individuality to the dwelling. 



Surely this feature adds the "indi- 

 vidual" touch to the home it adorns. Al- 

 together there are eight trees that have 

 been treated in this manner, these run- 



ning along the parkway beside this home. 

 The idea is especially valuable when used 

 in connection with trees that have tall, 

 plain trunks, for the little baskets serve 

 to break the trunk's plainness. 



These baskets are simple in construc- 

 tion and inexpensive. A number of 

 branches are cut in uniform length ; palm 

 branches being used in this instance, and 

 the length being about eighteen inches. 

 These are arranged around the tree about 

 .three inches apart and are held in posi- 

 tion by wires run around their lower 

 ends, fastening them tightly to the tree. 

 A lining such as moss is then secured for 

 the baskets, after which earth is placed 

 in them. Flowers can then be planted in 

 the earth. While many kinds of flowers 

 may be grown in these baskets, vines and 

 ferns which hang down against the side 

 of the tree are very acceptable. 



A SIDEWALK THAT BECAME A 

 WALL 



A novelty in the form of a retaining 

 wall is disclosed in the accompanying il- 

 lustration. It consists of sections of ce- 

 ment sidewalk. A short distance from 

 the place where this retaining wall is lo- 

 cated a street was ordered widened, ne- 

 cessitating the tearing up of the sidewalk 

 along the strip to be altered. The 

 property owner, being in need of a re- 

 taining wall along the side of his proper- 

 ty, devised the unique idea of securing 

 the sections of sidewalk and placing them 

 in the position in which they are seen in 

 the accompanying illustration. The side- 

 walk was five feet in width and each sec- 



An Enterprising Property Owner has Made Good 



Use of Discarded Sidewalk Slabs by Using Them 



as a Retaining Wall. 



