PLANNING THE HOME GROUNDS 



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far better let it grow with your knowledge of the place. What may be 

 called the adventitious, luxurious or additional features will, practi- 

 cally speaking, take care of themselves. You will gradually come to 

 find out the most appropriate spot for this or that. Do not be in a 

 hurry; allow the place to grow up. It will suit your pocket better and 

 furnish endless recreation and pleasure. It will keep your mind happy 

 and active. You will be interested and learning all the while. This is 

 true gardening, and the meaning and the reward of gardening and 

 garden making. 



Some pains should be taken to have clean, well-made paths. 

 Take out 6 in. or 8 in. of soil and fill with clinkers, rough ashes or stones, 

 finishing off with smaller stones, bound or rolled in with a little soil. 

 For a strong, permanent road, concrete may be employed. If a cement 

 surface is objected to, gravel can be strewn over before the cement 

 sets, and be rolled in. Grass paths are comfortable and beautiful. 

 Brick is also good. It is well also to have a tile or slate or wooden edg- 

 ing to the paths, as this makes for neatness and easy up-keep. 



You will find that by walking around your district or other dis- 

 tricts, your walks are as a book; at every turn you will gain some 

 experiences or suggestions that may be modified or adopted with 

 profit on your own grounds. 



Lastly, there is no place so unpromising that it cannot, by dint of 

 knowledge, skill, effort and some small financial expenditure, be made 

 a beautiful or trimly garden. 



A comfortable home on a public highway in the 

 country. Is the hedge any detraction? On the 

 contrary, does it not bespeak repose and quietude 

 within? It takes little imagination to conjure up a 

 pleasant garden here the fruit trees, the shrubs, the 

 vegetables, the flowers, the children's swing, the 

 rest house, the pretty lawn. These are solid comforts ; 

 let's have them 



