There is a charm about this garden, much of which is obtained from the use of fruit trees and small fruits instead of the generally seen 
lowers and shrubs 
The Utility Garden 
SELECTING THOSE VARIETIES OF PLANTS THAT COMBINE USEFUL FRUITS WITHBEAUTY OF FLOWER 
OR FOLIAGE—THE GARDEN THAT SATISFIES THE APPETITE AS WELL AS THE EVES 
BY Parker T h a y e r Ames 
Photographs by Nathan R. Graves, Chas. Jones, and others 
Editor’s Note. —Most people have some peculiar prejudice in favor of a certain type of garden. This may be inYuenced by personal tastes or by the exigencies of 
location. But the fact remains that there are different kinds of gardens to choose from as well as there are different styles of architecture. The purpose of this series 
is to show what types are available. This article describes the garden of a man who wishes edible results for his garden work. It will be followed by other types 
subsequent issues. 
T he kind of a garden to have has, no doubt, been a problem 
which has presented itself to many a would-be gardener, 
and the inability to see a way clear in which to indulge in this 
pastime has, doubt¬ 
less, resulted in as¬ 
pirations dwindling 
to abortive attempts 
at flower gardening. 
Shrubs, perennials 
and annuals are de¬ 
lightful plants to 
grow if one has the 
time to devote to 
their culture, but to 
keep a flower gar¬ 
den in first-class 
shape requires a 
great amount of 
time and labor, and 
the individuad spe¬ 
cies are, at best, in 
bloom for only a few 
weeks, while most 
shrubs and peren¬ 
nials bear flowers 
for only a couple of 
weeks, being for the 
Ijalance of the year just green; but they must still be cultivated, 
fertilized, pruned and mulched. 
For real joy I believe that a fruit and vegetable garden is the 
thing, because it can 
be made to combine 
beauty with utility. 
The fruit trees 
flower before the 
frost has really 
gone, and there are 
no flowering shrul^s 
which can surpass 
theiu for beauty of 
bloom. The flower¬ 
ing of the fruit trees 
is closely followed 
by the fruiting of 
strawberries in late 
May or early June, 
according to the lo¬ 
cality. By the mid¬ 
dle of Ji-ine cherries 
are ripe, and rasp¬ 
berries are ready to 
pick early in July. 
These are followed 
by currants, goose- 
Perhaps you have not noticed the attractive 
bloom'of the blackberries 
Peach trees adapt themselves readily to train¬ 
ing in the espalier form 
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