. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . FIG. 60.—LAWN FORMING A SHALLOW DELL. usually severe winter bare spots should be found on thelawn, sodding or sowing to cover up these defects shouldbe done as early as the weather permits. To a great extent the character and beauty of a gardendepend on the lawn. A level lawn gives an impression of. FIG. 61.—UNDULATED LAWN. peace and quiet; an undulating one wears an expression ofcheerfulness. Gardens with well trimmed, close and velvetylawns are beautiful and attractive, but, nevertheless, they Zbc X
. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . FIG. 60.—LAWN FORMING A SHALLOW DELL. usually severe winter bare spots should be found on thelawn, sodding or sowing to cover up these defects shouldbe done as early as the weather permits. To a great extent the character and beauty of a gardendepend on the lawn. A level lawn gives an impression of. FIG. 61.—UNDULATED LAWN. peace and quiet; an undulating one wears an expression ofcheerfulness. Gardens with well trimmed, close and velvetylawns are beautiful and attractive, but, nevertheless, they Zbc Xawn. 113 are not more natural than were formerly the creations ofold Maitre Lenotre. But when the lawn adopts the choicestflowers of field and meadow, and shrubberies and thicketsare filled with woodland blossoms, then the garden becomes,as far as our impressions are concerned, a part of nature it-self. Then the lawns should mingle with thicket and ^roveto produce rich effects of light and shade, ami. as in nature,small groupsof trees and shrubs and single specimen plantsshould be found on the lawns, like so many outposts of thewood. For such specimens we select the choicest of plants * .*>%, -:--k Vy;- - ? ~^%^5=* - V ? FIG. , GROWING IN THE GriASS. at our disposal, weeping beech and birch, trees with finelyincised foliage, and the most beautiful flowerin
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