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Amateur Garden Makers: No one would think of building a house without first preparing adequate plans, yet probably the majority of amateur garden makers attack their problem without such preparation. It is a mistake. Errors made on paper are easier corrected than those made in plantings. A garden plan need not be elaborate, but it should clearly show, in scale, the area as it is and what you propose to do with it. Except for gardens of considerable size and varied grades it isn't necessary to show contours. If such are needed have a skilled person make the plan. In most cases a large sheet of graph paper, a pencil, ruler and compasses are all that are needed to make an adequate plan.
On the paper locate the boundaries of the lot, the house, driveway and other permanent features such as trees, shrubs, outcropping rocks and so forth. Before you put anything new on paper, give your terrain several good, hard lookings-over. Consider the particular purposes that different areas must serve and plan with the idea of saving whatever good, satisfactorily placed trees and shrubs are there and of clearing away any that are not good or don't fit into your landscape scheme. It is just as important to be ruthless with the useless as to be careful and considerate with the worthwhile.Amateur theatricals came to the fore in the autumn of 1953 when a dozen dramatic societies from French cities converged on Monte Carlo for the first Amateur Theatricals Festival, under the patronage of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, in conjunction with the municipality. See Also Cutting Garden:You might think that cutting fresh flowers both for friends and for the homefront would quickly deplete our flower garden. Not so. Rather than denude various parts of our permanent flower garden to fill a vase, my wife and I have included an old Victorian idea in our garden plan: a cutting garden. We grow an abundance of annuals for color, plus a few choice perennials, all specifically grown for bouquets.In fact, the cutting garden is often more fun to contemplate than j the regular perennial bed or the rock garden. In the formal flower bed,! plans are often projected over several years and mistakes are not] always evident until it's too late for quick action. But the cutting garden j offers no such constraints; in it change can be enjoyed for change's j sake, experimentation can be the password. On The Other Hand See Garden Vegetables Harmless:In soil, old damp and decaying wood, and on garden vegetables Harmless; may be handled without fear Pick up with fingers Millipedes are hardy in captivity, require little space, little care, and little attention, but must have an abundant supply of food.WORK OUT how much you can afford to spend on your new garden. • There is no point thinking up a grand scheme if you can't afford to carry it out. Work out how much spare time you have to spend in your garden to maintain it. • If you lead a fast-paced life, you may well not have a lot of time to garden, in which case, work out a low-maintenance plan for your new garden. Ask yourself what you want out of your new garden. Are you a passionate plant collector? Do you have small children? Do you want to grow vegetables as well as flowers? Assess your backyard and consider what is possible and what is not possible to achieve. • If, for example, you have a shady backyard, it's no use having a new design that incorporates larye areas of flower filled with sun-loving plants. Similarly, if you live in an area of chalky soil, there are certain plants which will not thrive there. |
