. American homes and gardens. regretted that itsculture is so neglected inmany gardens that need itspersonality to add to theirattractiveness and completetheir charm. THERE never was atruly successful garden May. 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 189 which was not also a play-ground for birds. Thegarden-maker should notforget his little featheredfriends. Let him plant Sun-flowers with this in mind,and then when Jack Frostin sportive mood has nippedthe noses of all the Petunias,and has finally overcomeeven the tenacious Salvia, thetall stems crowned withripened Sunflower seeds willsway with the w
. American homes and gardens. regretted that itsculture is so neglected inmany gardens that need itspersonality to add to theirattractiveness and completetheir charm. THERE never was atruly successful garden May. 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 189 which was not also a play-ground for birds. Thegarden-maker should notforget his little featheredfriends. Let him plant Sun-flowers with this in mind,and then when Jack Frostin sportive mood has nippedthe noses of all the Petunias,and has finally overcomeeven the tenacious Salvia, thetall stems crowned withripened Sunflower seeds willsway with the weight ofsome throng of finches andseem to the birds you haveloved a store of reward fortheir Summers service. HOME garden-makersshould be alert fortheir fight against the Elm-leaf beetle. Elms should besprayed in time in order thatthe warfare against this pestmay be effective. WINDOW BOXES WITHNORTHERN EXPOSURE A READER of this de-partment has writtento ask what plants willsucceed when grown in win-dow boxes having a northern. A new use for an old pump exposure. The Caladiumswill thrive well under theseconditions, as well also theBoston Fern, AsparagusSprengari, the Rubra Be-gonia, the Fuchsia, and suchvines as the Vinca, Mau-randia, and the TrailingFuchsia. THE OLD PUMP A READER of Ameri-can Homes has con-tributed the accompany-ing photograph of an oldpump, the water troughof which has been utilized asa feature of the garden inwhich the old pump remainsby cleverly planting withPetunias. As the old wellhad run dry the owner ofthis attractive garden hadintended having the pumpand trough removed, but thehappy thought here picturedas carried out has saved itfrom a less attractive notes with satisfactionthat the Petunia is regainingits old-time place in is regretable that it everbecame so out of fashion.
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