PLANTING SHRUBS AND ROSES. 149 



of shrubs some way. Then go out and dig up some of the wild things 

 and bring them in. They will look entirely different when they are 

 domesticated. 



WHERE SHALL WE PLANT THE SHRUBS? 



First, don't plant them all through the front lawn. You cannot have 

 good shrubs and a good sod in the same spot any more than you can 

 have a good orchard and a good meadow on the same piece of ground. 

 Plant the shrubs at the sides and rear of the lawn. If you have a very 

 large place, plant them in groups in front of the trees, which are 

 themselves for the most part along the sides and back of the lawn. If 

 you have no room for trees, put the shrubs at the side and back any- 

 way. A few specimen shrubs, some especially choice kinds standing 

 out in front of the larger masses are in place, but keep the center 

 and front of the place open. Grass looks better there than shrubs or 

 flowers. Plant a few choice shrubs by the jog in the wall of the house, 

 some good climbers, the Crimson Rambler rose, the small-flowered white 

 clematis (Paniculata) on the side of the house or on the pillars of the 

 porch, a few other vines, the honeysuckle, Virginia Creeper, wild grape, 

 trumpet vine and the like to cover the unsightly objects that the shrubs 

 do not hide and you are done. That is, you are done with the lawn 

 planting. You will still need some roses for cut flowers. Put them 

 in the garden along with the sweet peas or gladiolus and other beautiful 

 things that have no place in the general lawn planting, or prepare a 

 si)ecial bed for them in some out of the way place. You can care 

 for them better there than in the lawn and few roses except Rugosa, 

 Madam Plantier, the hardy climbers and perhaps the yellow briars look 

 well in the lawn anyway. In the garden or in a special bed by them- 

 selves they can be fertilized and pruned and coddled and the flowers 

 can be picked without hurting the looks of the place. 



HOW TO PLANT AND CARE FOR SHRUBS. 



Use the same care in planting shrubs as in planting trees. Prepare 

 the ground well. Do not dig a small hole in the sod, but plow or spade 

 up the whole area that is to be set in shrubs. This does not spoil the 

 lawn. That is out in front; the shrubs are at the side and rear of 

 the place. Give each plant all the room it needs to develop naturally 

 if you do not care for quick effects. If you are in a hurry, plant closer 

 or fill in with annuals at first. If you plant close for quick effect, 

 you should thin out half the shrubs in three or four years. Your 

 neighbors will be glad to have all you dig out if you do not tell them 

 that half the plants you are giving them are common, wild things that 

 grow all around. 



Dig a hole for each plant. Set it a little deeper than it stood in 

 the nursery. Keep the roots moist all the time. Work moist soil in 

 about the roots and press it down firmly. Packing it with the feet 

 won't hurt if it isn't too wet. Leave the soil loose on top. If you 



