Amateur gardencraft; a book for the home-maker and garden lover . ough tO accommodate them ought tohave benches here and there, made for comfort,rather than looks, garden-seats, summer-houses—all suggestive of rest and relaxation. In thischapter I propose to briefly describe a few suchhome-made features, hoping that the man or boywho has the knack of using tools to advan-tage, actuated by a desire to make home-environ-ments pleasant, may be led to copy some of me say, right here, that the work de-manded in the construction of rustic featuresabout the home is just the kind of work I wo
Amateur gardencraft; a book for the home-maker and garden lover . ough tO accommodate them ought tohave benches here and there, made for comfort,rather than looks, garden-seats, summer-houses—all suggestive of rest and relaxation. In thischapter I propose to briefly describe a few suchhome-made features, hoping that the man or boywho has the knack of using tools to advan-tage, actuated by a desire to make home-environ-ments pleasant, may be led to copy some of me say, right here, that the work de-manded in the construction of rustic featuresabout the home is just the kind of work I wouldencourage boys to undertake. It will be foundso enjoyable that it will seem more like play thanlabor. There is the pleasure of planning it—thesense of responsibility and importance whichcomes to the lad who sets out to do somethingall by himself, and the delightful conscious-ness that what is done may result in makinghome more home-like, and add to the comfortand pleasure of those whose love and companion-ship go to make home the best place on earth. 190. GARDEN FEATURES In constructing summer-houses, bridges, andother rustic work, there should be a careful planmade before the work is begun. Never work by guess. Go at the undertaking preciselyas the mechanic sets about the construction of ahouse. Draw a diagram of what the structtu-eis to be. A rough diagram wiU answer quite aswell as any, provided it covers all particulars. Figure out just how much material the plancalls for. Get this on the ground before anythingelse is done. The material required will be polesof diif erent sizes and lengths, large and substan-tial nails, a few planks for floors and benches—possibly tables—^and shingles for covering suchstructures as need roofing in, unless bark is usedfor this purpose. Of course bark gives more ofa rustic look to a roof, but it is not an easymatter to obtain a good quality of it, and shingles,stained a mossy-green or dark brown, will har-monize charmingly with the
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