Productive farming . n in home plots better than at school during fertiUzer experiments, culture trials, and spraying beconducted by the students on the home plots. Suitablebulletins and leaflets may be obtained outlining conteststo be carried on during the vacation. The products may beshown at school in the fall. Ornamental Gardening.—The appropriate use of trees,shrubs, vines, greensward, or grass plots, and floweringplants to adorn a place is sometimes called landscape gar-dening. Too little thought is given to this by the average GARDENING person. The school grounds and t
Productive farming . n in home plots better than at school during fertiUzer experiments, culture trials, and spraying beconducted by the students on the home plots. Suitablebulletins and leaflets may be obtained outlining conteststo be carried on during the vacation. The products may beshown at school in the fall. Ornamental Gardening.—The appropriate use of trees,shrubs, vines, greensward, or grass plots, and floweringplants to adorn a place is sometimes called landscape gar-dening. Too little thought is given to this by the average GARDENING person. The school grounds and the home grounds toooften show no ornamental planting. Principles of Planting.—There should be a lawn on whichgreen grass is growing thriftily, but which is well should cover most of the area. The trees and shrubs should not be planted in rows norscattered at random over this greensward. They should bein groups, masses, borders, and corners (Fig. 104). Largetrees may be in rows along roads or Fig. 104.—Arrangement of shrubs at the bays and angles of the walks to give a pleasing picture. Shrubs may fringe curved walks and driveways, butare more satisfactory if massed in the angles or curves ofthe driveways. Let them form the footing about thefoundations of buildings—hiding the naked feet of thestructure. Masses of shrubs and trees or vines on trellises shouldhide any unsightly structures from view (Fig. 105). Let all the planting assume grace and natural curvatureof outhne. Do not prune the evergreens and shrubs to 18C PRODUCTIVE FARMING assume grotesque and artificial forms. Such were the fashionsof ornamental gardening many years ago. The lower branches of evergreens and shrubs should beleft near the ground and carry the pleasing effect of blendingthe foliage with the greensward (Fig. 106). Vines may be used about porches and on trellises overthe corners and in the angles of buildings. They remedy theangular effects and lend a softening beauty to
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