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396 (8) HOW WE MADE "ARCADIA" The Story of How a Tumbledown Place W,as Made Into One of ReaPBeauty -The Advantage of Having a Plan and Then Sticking To It First Prize Letter r-L - Ll By Mrs. L. L. Hobbs HRNfive vears a?o we decid- best effect. This hit of advire was "edtobuild-ourpr'esent-home-invaluable to me; -I at once began my .1 . J """ 1-1 1 - 1 ' L ' '' i i ! ,t. . l t l " . ; K ; : ' r::' ; V ::.rj :the pmoiessive farmer 1 a TtfirP tri foot tnnrr qn1i nr- Z... I- j.t-. . - ' ' ' feet high densely covered with. Dor- About the kitchen stens shrub JSi vmea arc growing, and there is nought to indicate that this is less honorable than the more conspicuous . 'i'a'1a v.uair . swing oc cupies a delightful location beneath othy Perkins roses "which were one glorious not of bloom last June. In front of this hedge I have a bed. of dahlias which show to fine effect on the background of ' rich green rose found 1 in the entire community a where they would remain,, and to more torlorn spot tnan tne one cnos- tnese i naye Deen constantly adding. -"r , 6 " pn: The site selected for the dwelline: The climbiner roses tfere nlanted on a "e woodhouse I i r . w . . i i i: i a. r i. 1 1 . - i. il. i t r ..t leaves after the roses are e:one. Alone 'a larce hprrV oV-i. he western boundary, between this : greener and the trees more abundant JSLadiyiejro delightful than t J v7 -.r-, u"1- v uumsoorougn rose climbs iUnn -,.1-1 ciqrs1ir Vioiro ViAn ll O r o r C Kir coHinrr f Vi f V cttkn T It n A Liiic ov.oivi.ij uttiv uwi uvi a iiviuug nit oiii uua x. iiou , '- - . ... vjuiuuuiuuiiU rUSC CIlTTlhc tne entire community a wnere tney wouia remain, and to -v nu-mc uvcr me latticed DacK porch and f, .jj: vctdiiuie irarnen rrnm vipw j ivpr - hnckso t 1 . Z-'-' w- 7 . at . "ul on tne south side am training a Wich- I should , like to sav a W ,nJ: to encourage all womehlonIake the" effort to adorn their premises, and not be- deterred if the undertaking seems formidable, because . a little now arid a little then will bring won derful results. It is best no matter how small one's area is, t.o ' have a wtl rnn c :a . j is on the. extreme eastern limit of a small farm, most of which -is still in woodland. While nothing had been done to change the grounds from a state of nature to a state of grace, trellis at the back of the ooen soace between our house and the cottage, and before this as a background, my rose garden has from year to year been increasing its dimensions. - - O ' 0 .u.w.wvrK. much had been accomplished toward It soon became clear to -me, how- destroying a naturally beautiful loca- ever, that if I expected my groupings tion. A small cottage which it was to yield the best results I must have a necessary to move was surrounded by good well arranged plan from which . a beautiful grove of fine old white to work. The nearby nursery had a oaks, and these were the deciding landscape gardener, and to him I sent element in. our choice. . : a sketch of our grounds and asked A few feet from where we wished for advice. He drew a plot 'of the to locate the house an old road had place, putting in shrubs, vines" and cut its hideous way, making a gully evergreens to suit-the location, and red and deep, insome places fully sent me a list of the shrubs used with four feet below the level of the land, their prices This plot was furnished Immediately beyond this old road the . without charge, but I was expected to - land sloped upwards and was elevated buy my shrubs from that nursery, at the highest part some four or five . which was entirely fair., feet beyond the altitude of the place, Many of the shrubs and trees were selected for the building. Our object indigenous and I-could get them from being to so place the house that as our own woods, some I could furnish t a J . !1. 1 1 1 . 1 . L- - iew trees as-pussiDie wouia neeu to be removed, we were of necessity pushed quite near this old road. The new publje road is located on the eastern limit of the lot, and is from SO to 100 feet further east than the old road was. As it jpasses"the jittle hill above mentioned it goes through a cut some five or six feet deep; mak ing an ugly gulch with staring red banks. Getting Rid of Ugliness THE first care of my husband was to make good roads and walks, to fill up the hollow of the old road and to level the ground , and sow grass . seed. The earth from the basement was put into that part of the old road most distant from the house and the part immediately in front was filled by levelling the little elevation. Trenches were dug for the roads and walks, being leveled as necessary. These were filled with crushed stone, pounded dpwn so as to furnish a solid foundation; gravel and cinders were then added, and on the front walk a top-dressing' of Mount Airy granite was giyen. At first, we set aside six acres for lawn, rose garden, vegetable garden, orchard, and small fruits. The poul try yard is beyond this and is a fine enclosure of some four acres, mostly woods, with strips for forage. The yard proper has a front t)f 390 feet." This extends along the public road. The southern limit is 370 feet; the northern 240 and the western line extends between these two. The house is situated quite a little to the uriana rose. Beyond the wood house still on the western boundary, a hedge of sweet briar roses extends to the central road. ".Onthe north side of the road is our small fruit garden with an abundance of strawberries, dewber ries, raspberries, blackberries ' and grapes. - ; 7'--7r:r I have alreadv sooken of the rose definite plan to work tnwa rA trellis and of the rose garden. These ot stick things, down Here ajid there extend along the western boundary and makes one's; place, look as if the of the lawn from the road to the cot- shrubs had been shaken out of a pep tage garden and here all summer long per box. If we know, what, we want there are roses of many kinds bloom-and where wewant it, it is not a dif ing constantly. Dr. Van Fleet-and ficult matter to get the shrubs. Many Silver Moon occupy the fence be-' f our native plants are most beauti tween the" cottage garden and the Jn bordersdogwoods, 'red buds, rose garden, and are gorgeous beyond;; elders, fringe trees arid others. These' cAicasiuu. riong ine nortnern limit " uau iur a nine worK. Alanv of our lawn, between us and the yard of the cottage, I have a hedge of.Ru gosa roses 200 feet long, inside of this is a bed of Trumpet Major daf- . sin others propagate ; themselves rapidly privet is easily . footed, Dorothy Perkins roots itself amazingly, lilacs" sprout up in quantities those that I bought have how so increased that I have enough to finish my plantings ; forsythias root" themselves from the limbs, crape .myrtle comes up abund antly, dahlias increase so rapidly that one does not know what to do with the tubers. A shrubs and plants, when it is possible to divide them, is glad "to give a lift to a neighbor who is trying to beau tify her place. ' More than half the satisfaction of having a lovely lawn is in the pleasure others derive from it and in "the attractiveness thus ad ded to the whole-community. For it is true that nothing; makes a neigh borhood so inviting as good homes and well kept grounds. ARCADIA," FARM HOME OF DR. AND MRS. L.' L. NORTH CAROLINA HOBBS, GUILFORD COLLEGE, from my own stock. Of course I fodils, extending the full length "of could not buy all those needed at the hedge arid about 12 feet wide, once, nor have I yet completed my which, when they are in bloom, re plantings, but every fall and spring joice the neighborhood.' The old I make additions arid it is mostinter- roadway north of our road is now esting to" study the charts and see .full of bloomingshrubs and trees, so what I can do each season. Now. I selected as to have flowering plants have a beautiful Amoor River privet , during the entire summer and autumn. neage aiong tne entire tront of the In the ugliest part of the old jrulch piacc, me outsme ugiy DanK sooaea, and quite a number of creeping rose bushes planted which root along the bank and help hold the sod and form a ground cover. On the opposite side How We Beautified Our Home THIRST, we built a new. house of el- even rooms, two-story with an eight-foot gallery all the-way across the south and west, above and below. This makes it delightfully cool and pleasant, as well as pretty. We paint ed the house whiter with green trim ming. Then .we built a yard fence 100 by 160 feet. We used paling and a one-foot base board, and painted it solid white on the inside, the' palings white on the outside and the base board light green. This winter we have ordered and where the bank was so steen and the ntantpt th ditch so deep that we did not get it side.of the yard - also one grapefruit filled, I have made a little rock gar- on each side, two Ponderosa lemons, den and planted violets, iris, cowslips, one on each side, and two palms, one r .i , 4 . , . . : . . y"b juii. anu iucdv.it turner 01 tne ironi. rurcc oi tne. road wmch is not on our land hope that some time it may be a borvitae; for each side of the walk. south of the center of this' plot and cICZt ming ot beauty. . ... . . eight umbrella chinas for the back- directly west of it is the building wh?ch iHlowlv ;'About the house we shrubs of yard. We also have some chrysan- which contains theoumo and engine "owly growing and we hope various kinds-euonvmus. soirea. abe- themums, 24 roses, two different kinds ; j t f t, k 11 . !i. 11 which contains theDumo arid encine room, the laundry, wood house and shop. This is 66 feet from" our dwel ling and connected by a good walk.. This gives an idea of what I had to work upon-when I assumed charge of planting and decorating our place. I knew to begin with that I did not know just how to plant our grounds in the most effective manner, and was desirous of making all my additions subservient to the lovely trees with which nature had dowered us. As I had quite a quantity of shrubs, roses and bulbs which it was neces sary ta move at once, and as I had no notion of setting shrubs and then be ing obliged to dig them up and move them to the desired situation, I ap pealed to my friend Miss Fort, of the State Normal College, for advice; and she told me that shrubs and col lections of plants should form a kind of frame for the setting of the house and that an open space in front of the building was necessary for the umii snon nin tmo itncmhtit. Kni . . . - ' j ...... - v uB.siV ua. lia and vines, jessamine and roses. I Back from the front on the south- determined at first to have no back ern limit of the lawn running west yard, and this portion of the prem- BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS "MfOTHING add more to the farm than beautiful flower, shrubs and trees' 1 The varied colors, hues and delightful fragrance of flowers; the cool green of the swaying foliage; the restfulness and beauty of a well-kept lawn all these add to the value of the home andlevate the esthetic side of the inhabitants. A tree is a noble theme. "In all the range of nature there is no object which so inspires the tender and finer emotions and which would leave the earth so bare of loveliness if it were to be removed.' The stately oak is ideal ized as the monarch of the forest the aristocrat among tree. The pecan tree, withjits symmetrical form and graceful branches, adds much to the beauty of the farm. Then, too, in time bounteous crops of nuts are produced to add joy to the fireside during the long winter evening. , Make plans to make I the farm more endearing to the boys and girls. Pre pare a lawn,; plant out trees and shrubbery; for beautiful surroundings are strong links that bind the young folks to the old home. C. J, Hdyden. ; 1 of hbneysuckle. with quite a collect ion of flowers of different kinds such as carnations, pinks, pansies, phlox. P9Ppies, nasturtiums, sweet peas, both dwarf and', climbing, verbena, 'Dusty Miller, Blue Bells, Cape Jessa mine, cosmos morning glories and moon flowers; C In the back, we built a three-foot concrete walk from the back door to the gate. and on out to the wellr and intend .building walks around the house and out in front, .but haven't done S9 yet.';'...;- -tr; - .. We havie- "also planted an orchard and vineyard as-a background for the house. Weplanted 125 grapevines of several different varieties, two dozen . peach trees, of . two ' or threes kinds, some ydewberries,; blackberries, : and - thirty-two plqms of two kinds. We are planning to have somefruit as well as- flowers 'f- -V 'r MRS. LEk HUFFMAN. ( ; Tivoli, Texas. ; . . ; '
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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