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BEAUTIFYING HOME GROUNDS 



mowed should be largely uninterrupted by such plants. It is more 

 difficult to mow all around a flower bed or shrub cluster than it is to 

 mow along one side only. 



Frequent mowings are less difficult than few mowings. If lawn 

 mowers are used the work is measured by the height rather than by 

 the number of times the lawn is gone over. Of course this is not 

 the case when field mowers are used. These are suitable only for 

 large lawns. 



Never allow the seed stems of grasses to shoot up. This takes 

 away the life of the grass. All good lawn grasses have other means 



Fig. 279.- 



-The vegetable garden whether at home or at school may be bordered with annual 

 and perennial flowers. (R. I. State College, Ext. Dept.) 



of spreading than by seed, These other methods should be encour- 

 aged, and the seed method should be discouraged. 



Another objection to neglecting the lawn is the presence of 

 weeds. These are always more abundant on neglected lawns. 

 Closely trimmed lawns are less weedy. Frequent cutting is hard on 

 the weeds but good for the grass. 



Flower Planting: — One of the most important factors in beauti- 

 fying the home grounds is the liberal use of flowers. Do not make 

 small beds of flowers. Let them be planted in borders or wide 

 belts along the edge of the grounds. There is no objection to having 

 some walks run through them but they should not be interrupted or 

 surrounded with lawn grass. They are less thrifty, the lawn is 



