The prairie spirit in landscape gardening; what the people of Illinois have done and can do toward designing and planting public and private grounds for efficiency and beauty . 12-14. Three Ways by which Every mi§^^YgMtCfOSOi^t into his Home Grounds in Country or City 14. Symbolize the prairie, e. g., plant Illinoisor prairie roses beside the front door. 13. Idealize the farm view, c. g., frame it withhaws, crabs, or honey locust. 13. Conventionalize the prairie, e. g., put intothe formal garden some flat-topped flowers. 6 THE PRAIRIE SPIRIT IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 15-16. Is your Communit
The prairie spirit in landscape gardening; what the people of Illinois have done and can do toward designing and planting public and private grounds for efficiency and beauty . 12-14. Three Ways by which Every mi§^^YgMtCfOSOi^t into his Home Grounds in Country or City 14. Symbolize the prairie, e. g., plant Illinoisor prairie roses beside the front door. 13. Idealize the farm view, c. g., frame it withhaws, crabs, or honey locust. 13. Conventionalize the prairie, e. g., put intothe formal garden some flat-topped flowers. 6 THE PRAIRIE SPIRIT IN LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 15-16. Is your Community Butchering its Trees, or is it Saving them as Urbana Does?Tlie elms at the right and all other street trees in Urhana are being saved by a public-spirited citizen, who serves as tree wardenone can cut down, prune, or plant a tree without his permission. Cannot your community have a city forester or shade-tree commission? without pay. No II—Everyone Can Apply the Principle of Conservation T T WILL do little good to bewail the beauty?*?. that has been destroyed in Illinois. Let ussave the beauty that is left. Here is a simpleprogram that may help every reader decidewhat he can do for this great cause. 1. Save the trees on your home a tree surgeon examine them and esti-mate the cost of putting them in perfect condi-tion. Locate the new house so as to savetrees (see Figs. 17 and 76). Let every farmersave a few trees for shade and beauty, evenif they do harm crops a little. For example,save some trees along the roadside, around thefarmstead, near
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