16 YARD AND GARDEN 



One may turn also to the manufacturing centers 

 and here he will find frequently that the prac- 

 tical business sense of the owner has led him 

 to employ vines, shrubs and flowers to make 

 his work-shop a healthier and more enjoyable 

 place for his employees. 



If one will consider for a moment what the 

 purpose of a yard is, perhaps a sense of logic 

 will induce him to see clearly why an effort 

 should be made to get as much out of it as 

 space and other conditions will allow. The 

 yard surrounding a house, whether large or 

 small, contributes directly and indirectly to the 

 health and comfort of the occupants of the 

 home; it insures light, air and sunshine; it af- 

 fords for the most of us at least a glimpse of 

 nature. If we should determine to embellish 

 this area with plants we should lose none of the 

 advantages it affords but, as a matter of fact, 

 we should add considerably to them. Individu- 

 ally, we should get more light and more air 

 and more sunshine, for gardening means out- 

 doors life for the man or woman who begins it 

 and takes an interest in it. It means ten or fif- 

 teen minutes a day, or more perhaps, beneath 

 the sky, and ten or fifteen minutes less beneath 

 the roof. It means healthful exercise, a closer 



