Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1914 — House Beds [ARTICLE]

House Beds

Every building should have a space tor plants left close to the foundation. -No cement or other walks should be allowed within three feet if conditions will allow, and In new places this Is always possible. The angle formed by ground and ‘building should be filled with plants and an occasional vine should cumber over a corner or along; a porch. The house should appear to rise out of a mass of shrubs and plants, as a gem rises above its setting in Jewelry. No place has a proper finish without such provision tor embellishment