170 xp:bkaska state horticultural society, 

 DISCUSSION ON ''ORNAMENTAL HEDGES." 



J. H. HADKINSON, BENkON. 



Question: Do you plant in a straight row for a hedge? 



Mr. Hadkinson: I would alternate them. 



Question: Don't it make an irregular apparance? 



Mr. Hadkinson: It does not. It has the appearance of a hedge "when 

 grown up. It is a good method. 



Question: How far apart do you plant? 



Mr. Hadkinson: About eighteen inches. 



Question: Do you use different colors, green and purple, etc? 



Mr. Hadkinson: You can do as you please about that; that is a 

 matter of choice. You could alternate the plants and it would make you a 

 very pretty hedge. 



Question: How deep do you plant privet? 



Mr. Hadkinson: Privet I would put in two or three inches below 

 the green or where the root begins, then I trim down pretty close to the 

 ground. If you have good soil, you have a better chance to get a good 

 strong hedge. 



Question: What size plants do you recommend of privet? How 

 large a plant? 



Mr. Hadkinson: Anything you feel like buying, from a cutting up to 

 a bush. For general planting, I recommend one or two-year-old plants. 



Question: How wide through would you have a hedge? 



Mr. Hadkinson: Approximately from eighteen inches to two feet. 

 Hedges in Europe do nicely, and I have seen miles of them not thicker 

 than twelve inches, but you could not get through if you tried. 



Question: How often would you prune? 



Mr. Hadkinson: Probably two or three times during the summer. 

 Whenever they commence to grow out and get unsightly. 



Question: Would you treat an arbor vitse hedge like that? 



Mr. Hadkinson: Yes I would rather keep an arbor vitae hedge pretty 

 close. 



Question: Will spruce stand that trimming? 



Mr. Hadkinson: The Black Hills spruce will stand cutting back if 

 you start with them when they are young; plant, and cut them back with 

 a knife. I would not favor pruning the Black Hills spruce unless it is 

 done early in the season. 



Mr. Crawford: What is the best plant for the hedge? I think it is 

 arbor vitae. - x 



Mr. Hadkinson: I would like to say to this gentlemen, and for the 

 benefit of any others here, it depends upon the section of the state you 

 are planting it and the ground it goes in. In planting a hedge, look 

 around the district where you are living, and if you can see a hedge that 

 is doing well, plant that same kind. Don't transport plants from miles 



