CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



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Public service. Painting the hydrant 



only objection is the extra care required. In many 



localities this objection is more than balanced by the 



lessons learned. 



In New York 



City it costs 



thousands o f 



dollars to keep 



in repair the 



sod edges i n 



the parks, be- 



cause the 



public is igno- 

 rant of the cost 



and careless 



of public property. 



Here the children see how much beauty is added to 



the garden by 

 the sod border, 

 and in preparing 

 the soil, laying 

 the sod, keeping 

 it trimmed and 

 clipped, they 

 learn the cost in 

 time and labor, 

 and begin to ap- 



Photos by the Author 



Ditching to drain a wet preciate the 

 s P ot wrong to them- 



selves by vandalism in the parks. 



These edgings may be from eight to twelve inches 



Public service. 



