Beautifying the Farmstead. 



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ordinary tree looks so small that it seems as though it could never fill 

 the space provided. The result is that often more trees are added, thus 

 making them too close when grown. Frequently trees are planted with 

 the expectation of removing some of them, but when the time comes 

 the home makers have become so attached to them that the inclina- 

 tion is to leave them a little longer and a little longer until the 

 proper time for removal is past, the permanent trees are ruined, 

 and still the temporary trees remain. 



Except in the extreme South, only deciduous trees should be used 

 for shade close to buildings, so that all the light possible will be 

 available during the winter. At a distance of 75 to 100 feet or more 



FIG. 52. A farm home with good trees but without shrubs still looks bare. 



with figure 53. 



Compare 



from a building evergreen trees can be used either in some of the 

 groups provided for shade or in the screen plantings. A few 

 evergreen" trees or shrubs give an appearance of life to plantings 

 in winter and thus add materially to their attractiveness. (Fig. 51.) 



SHRUBS. 



Trees alone, without the addition of shrubs and vines, \vill not 

 give the best possible effect. A farmstead without such additional 

 plantings will still appear bare and unfinished, as shown in figure 

 52. Many places are already well provided with trees, so it only 

 requires the planting of a few T shrubs to make very attractive looking 

 homes. Besides having a portion of their tops hidden by foliage, 



