In laying out the lawn area, mark off walks and flower 
borders with wood strips. 
LAYING OUT THE LAWN 
With the preliminaries attended to, it is time to 
think about the general layout. 
The whole job of garden-making will be much 
simpler if you can plan now for any needed walks, 
garden beds, borders, etc. 
After making a ground plan to scale, on a piece of 
squared paper, mark off proposed paths and other 
features with thin strips of wood two to three inches 
wide, driven on edge into the surface soil and held 
in place by sturdy twelve-inch stakes. These will re- 
main in good condition for several seasons if you 
want to leave them as boundaries, or they can be re- 
moved when other more permanent edgings, such 
as brick or stone, are installed. 
It is not too soon to order lawn seed at this point, 
though the lawn area is not yet ready for sowing. You 
need four to five pounds per thousand square feet. 
For the average home lawn, a good mixture is pref- 
erable to a fancy turf of Bent grass that will require 
expert care and constant attention. 
Do not try to save by buying cheap seed. It will cost 
more in the end, due to poor germination, varieties 
not suited for lawn turf, and the introduction of 
weed seeds. 
If you want the best advice on the particular mix- 
ture suited to your location, consult your County 
Agent or State Experiment Station. Failing this, con- 
sult the concern from which you make your purchase, 
describing the condition of the soil, sun, shade, and 
the general lay of the land. In the North, mixtures of 
