Beautify your yard . y sustained by the roots, which can safely beestimated at from one-third to one-half. To a beginner, this may seemsevere treatment; but it is the right course, and will result in quickerstronger growth than can be got in any other way. How to Prune.— Xearly all the pruning required by trees andshrubbery is best done by shortening-in the branches regularly, andentirely removing all dead or sickly wood all over the plant. This willinduce a close, even grov\^th, and preserve the form which is desired. The proper time to prune is early in the spring or late in the winter,befor
Beautify your yard . y sustained by the roots, which can safely beestimated at from one-third to one-half. To a beginner, this may seemsevere treatment; but it is the right course, and will result in quickerstronger growth than can be got in any other way. How to Prune.— Xearly all the pruning required by trees andshrubbery is best done by shortening-in the branches regularly, andentirely removing all dead or sickly wood all over the plant. This willinduce a close, even grov\^th, and preserve the form which is desired. The proper time to prune is early in the spring or late in the winter,before the sap starts. Spring-blooming shrubs should be pruned in theearly Always cut smoothly from the under side of the branch. Watering.—For shrubbery and trees watering is seldom necessary,but a good mulch three or four inches thick of barnyard manure, forestleaves, cut grass or garden litter is always desirable when convenient,as it shades the ground and keeps it from drying out or freezing toodeeply. 21. T^HE perspective on the opposite page gives a clearer idea of theappearance of a place when planted according to the plan than onecan possibly get from looking at the bare plan itself. It shows the posi-tion of the shrubs surrounding the open lawn spaces and defining theboundaries, and it gives a suggestion of the air of seclusion, which privategrounds should always have, no matter how small they may be. On theother hand, it shows that the place is not completely walled in and hiddenby planting. The trees in front hide much of this portion of the place fromthe readers point of view, but from the sidewalk one looks directly acrossthe lawn to the bay windows, with no shrubs obstructing the view. Aportion of the front has been left unplanted for just this effect—to behospitable and inviting and to avoid forbidding and ostentatious privacy. Along the side of the lot, the planting is carried back only a little way,then another opening is left through which is a view
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