CHAPTER IX 



THE FOKMAL GARDEN 



The making of the lawn, the planting of 

 trees and shrubs, the setting of hedges are more 

 for decorative than for educative purposes. 

 Through planning and executing a formal garden 

 the children will realize the possibilities and limi- 

 tations of a small plot of ground. The training 

 and incentive received from such an experience 

 will tend to manifest themselves in the improve- 

 ment of their own home grounds, and thus a pleas- 

 ant relation will be established between the school 

 and the home. 



The plan should aim to secure a succession 

 of blooming; harmonious effects in texture of 

 foliage and color of flowers ; a balance of parts ; 

 repose and dignity of the whole. A plot of 

 ground fifty feet square is sufficient space in 

 which to do some interesting work and to secure 

 some good effects. 



The accompanying plan suggests a possible 

 garden. A border of sod one foot wide, extend- 

 ing all around the plot, defines the garden. Two 

 five-foot gravel paths divide the garden into 



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