CHAPTER VII 
PLAN OF THE YARD 
Plants intended for adornment should generally be 
arranged irregularly and in subordinate positions, in the 
school yard as well as in the home lawn. Single plants 
may be used for the purpose of breaking up the monot- 
ony of the surface of the lawn; groups may be placed 
on the border near walks and drives and about the 
building. 
In a school yard a plot for studying the method of 
planting and cultivating flowering plants may run par- 
allel with the front walk, where it will also serve to 
decorate the yard. There should be a strip of grass 
between it and the walk. After the bulbs are done 
blooming, the same space may be used for summer- 
blooming plants or for crimson clover, buckwheat, or 
some other green crop that will fertilize the soil and 
keep the plot looking well during the summer without 
requiring any further attention before school opens in 
the fall. 
Perennial flowering plants may be planted in a plot 
that runs parallel with a drive leading to the rear of the 
building. This should be separated from the drive by a 
strip of lawn. The dimensions of the plot will depend 
to some extent upon the size of the yard. 
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