SHRUBS 



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prominent intervals along this line that is, at the deepest and 

 the shallowest portions of the border. With these placed as a 

 sort of general guide, proceed to work from the back out towards 

 this line, leaving a space of four feet between the tallest and 

 largest growing shrubs which make up the back planting. Come 

 forward to the boundary border line with the lower growing shrubs, 

 finishing with the lowest of all, planted about two feet back of 

 this line so that their branches may fall approximately upon it. 



This working from background to foreground insures an easy 

 and flowing line at the edge of the border, whereas the reverse 

 method placing the shrubs along this inner border line first and 

 working thence back to the outside though easier perhaps, is 

 likely to result in a stiff and hard inner line that is neither natural 

 nor beautiful. Do not attempt to have the shrubs along the 

 foreground line equally distant from each other ; rather avoid this 

 and let them come as they will, keeping them always from two 

 and one-half to four feet apart at least. They may in many 

 places be five to seven feet apart. 



The species and variety of practically every one should be 

 determined as the shrub is set down upon the plan, otherwise 

 difficulties will arise over the distances between them. In a 

 very large planting this is not always essential as there will be 

 certain locations calling for many of one kind. But even here 

 it is well to have a general idea of what each lesser group com- 

 posing the large group is to be, as they are set down. It takes 

 time but it is the only thorough way. 



For field work the plan is divided into squares of convenient 

 size, and every shrub in a given square is located by a stake 

 driven into the ground, which is labeled to correspond with the 

 label on the plan and on the shrub. This is done before any 

 planting in that particular square is begun. 



