Lawn beaut y in front yards by A MRB Owasso Mich May 1860
A 1860 guide on tasteful front yard and lawn design argues for natural arrangement over stiff grid patterns. It advocates plan drawing, avoiding parallel flower rows, using grass as dominant, winding walks, and restrained shrubbery with limited flowering beds. It also advises against fruit trees in front lawns and emphasizes period tone and practical tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Field
Professor Hope
Princeton
New Jersey
A.M. RB
Owasso, Mich
May
Poetry of Agriculture Elevates Farming as Art and Science
In a Rural New Yorker excerpt from 1860, the piece argues farming is not vulgar or dull but a noble, diverse pursuit. It celebrates how farmers embody intelligence and culture, shaping nature with plows, seeds, and tools, and blending science, trade, and invention to create beauty and constant improvement in the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Homstead
Livonia
Dwarf apples on dwarf trees for home gardens
The Rural New Yorker extols dwarf apple trees at Ellwanger Barry, showing a miniature orchard in bloom and fruit. It urges six to seven feet spacing, diverse showy varieties, and asserts a yearlong harvest from early July to October for fresh eating, stressing beauty and utility. It highlights Red Astrachan, Marly Harvest, and Sweet Bough among preferred early cultivars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwanger & Barry
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County Board OF
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G. ¥. Freeman
Winposott
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Beaver Creek Milts
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Wm. M. Young
Jupce Gsne’s
J.C. McCoy
Holcomb & Averill
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Justice OF the Phach
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