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4. More and better individuality in homes can be had by 

 using a different set of climbers than by architectural ornamenta- 

 tion. This one idea will ultimately save millions of dollars (see 

 plate 59). In Bournville English ivy is generally grown on north 

 walls while the south and west are used for trained fruits and 

 flowering climbers. 



5. There is no danger of monotony in such streets, because 

 every front yard has a different scheme of flower beds. The 

 favourite bedding plants at Bournville are tufted pansies, pinks, 

 and calceolarias, the last of which are not hardy in America. 

 Every yard has either climbing or standard roses. We could use 

 ramblers. 



6. Every vacant lot could be made beautiful by giving poor 

 people a chance to raise vegetables thereon. Every spare foot of 

 ground in Bournville is put into allotment gardens, and when the 

 front of such a lot is needed for houses the back part is in splendid 

 condition for a garden. 



7. In a garden city trees and shrubs can be kept from insect 

 pests and diseases by public spraying. The hawthorn ermine moth 

 threatened to destroy all the hedges in Bournville. Private 

 contractors might use an arsenate on the foliage and children might 

 be poisoned. Bournville will use a caustic spray in winter on the 

 eggs and the cost of exterminating or controlling the insect may be 

 only $700 or $800. The Village Trust will pay this and the people 

 will never feel the expense. 



FRONT YARD GARDENS 



This brings me to a very important question: "Are hedges 

 best for a front yard, or fences? Or should the front yard be 

 left open?" 



The Bournville people are absolutely sure that the hawthorn 



