. Agriculture for southern schools. Pliotogruijii by R. S. Maokintusll Fig. 126. — Plant Flowers and Shrubs near the HoasE, LEAVING THE LAWN OpEN flower garden, all ones own, is a perpetual delight, espe-cially to a young person. In general, the best way to lay off a flower garden is notto lay it off at all. It should not be cut up into stiff space directly in front of the house should be leftopen (Fig. 126). Bermuda grass makes the best sum-mer covering for Southern lawns. By sowing white clover 192 PLANNING THE FLOWER GARDEN 193 seed on it in early fall, the lawn will gladden the ey
. Agriculture for southern schools. Pliotogruijii by R. S. Maokintusll Fig. 126. — Plant Flowers and Shrubs near the HoasE, LEAVING THE LAWN OpEN flower garden, all ones own, is a perpetual delight, espe-cially to a young person. In general, the best way to lay off a flower garden is notto lay it off at all. It should not be cut up into stiff space directly in front of the house should be leftopen (Fig. 126). Bermuda grass makes the best sum-mer covering for Southern lawns. By sowing white clover 192 PLANNING THE FLOWER GARDEN 193 seed on it in early fall, the lawn will gladden the eyewith its carpet of green before winter has wholly passed. There may be a border of low flowering plants on eachside of the walk, while against the walls of the house may begrouped taller plants and shrubs as a background for bedsof smaller, bright-blooming flowers. The colors of flowers. Photograph by K. S. ^Mackintosh Fig. 127. — A Back Yard screened by a Hedge of Privet show better if many of the same kind are massed place for shrubs. — Against the fence on either side,and in the corners by the steps, may be planted shrubs,while between the front and back yards, and wherever thereis any unsightly object in view, there should be a screen oftall shrubs or vines. The Japan honeysuckle and theCherokee rose are good evergreen vines for this purple wistaria is a hardy climbing shrub that quicklycovers unsightly objects or shades sunny porches. Forornamental hedges, privet and pomegranate are good 194 AGRICULTURE (Fig. 127). Some of the many beautiful native wildshrubs serve well as screens. What to plant in the garden. — In the first place, hardy,
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