Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home Use

CHAPTER III. EXECUTION OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE FEATURES

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_The grading_

_The terrace_

_The bounding lines_

_Walks and drives_

The question of drainage, curbing, and gutters

The materials

_Making the borders_

_Making the lawn_

Preparing the ground

The kind of grass

When and how to sow the seed

Securing a firm sod

The mowing

Fall treatment

Spring treatment

Watering lawns

Sodding the lawn

A combination of sodding and seeding

Sowing with sod

Other ground covers