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Plate VIII. To most of us in the Northern States the method of seedinga lawn is familiar, but the method of making lawns in the Southern States byplanting Bermuda grass, is little known. In these photographs small clumpsof Bermuda grass are being planted in "hills" staggered at intervals rangingfrom 18 inches to 30 inches. The thicker the planting the more quickly amat of turf can be developed. (See page 62) as for a vegetable garden. The little plants, which should not havebeen exposed at all to the warm air or drying winds, are then bestpuddled before they are lined out. But in this actual planting thereis danger of permitting the mud in which they were puddled to becomehardened about their roots. Further to safeguard them, particu-larly if they are evergreens, it is necessary to shade them until theyare well established in the new home. Some evergreens, particu-larly the small shrubby kinds, need such shading even beyond thefirst year. |
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