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Men7.? Qarden Club Head Steps Down But Not to Rest• i •*. ‘ ^ •Gardening will. continue to occupy most-of Jat Legan’s spare time and thoughts the coming year even though heV relinquishing the reins as' president ,of the Men's Garden Club to Harry Hieronymus this week. For the Legans just .moved into a new home in Cast!c Heights and are-only beginning the landscaping. ' .THE HOUSE OF 2400 square ieet-sits on a 330x240 foot-lot, heavily populated with more than a hundred native- live oaks. A 600-foot patio, with its own brick fireplace/ is an integral.portion of both . house and garden and will be landscaped accordingly.With the help of Gerald Fry/ landscape architect, the Legana plan their shrub planting and lawn areas in-the naturalistic man-• her.. The house has been oriented to take advantage.of natural clumps of trees for framing the house-and for shade. ..The’ concrete terrace was planned to relate .to the view from the living room windows arid -to be shaded by the existing dumps of trees. ' . ‘WITH AN EYE to simplicity of design and ease of maintenance, all shrubs will be grouped in planting beds with curved borders of grass. Long, curved grass edges are easy-to follow with a mechanical edger, and the area around the shrubs thus is kppt free of grass... . The. native, trees will be enhanced by the use of plants which grow- in a loose, natural manner, such as pyracantha. elcagnus, wax leafTlgustrum, thryaife ancl yellow and blue plumbago.Crape myrtle in tree form will furnish summer flowers along with' oleanders and hibiscus, with . the latter planted in ore,is where they won't be missed m cold weather when recovering from northers and freezes. lt;. IN CLUMPS OF trees where it is crowded enough to make mowing'and hand:lrimming of St. Augustine carpet grass impreo• tica/' ground covers will lie used. Chiefly this wHI be Ajuga wizA• , • l .I-, «• %• • • • i8ee Men’s, Page 5*G
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San Antonio Express and News
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Jan 17, 1954
Page 59
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