226 Shrubbery and Trees 



tion as to whether the small yard should have a 

 hedge at all, many preferring to have merely a 

 grass plot, leaving out the more formidable hedge. 

 This however is a matter of taste for the individual 

 gardener to decide. When the hedge is eliminated, 

 clumps of shrubbery can be made use of for mark- 

 ing a boundary line in an irregular manner and 

 this will be a very attractive and natural way of 

 making a division. These, too, should be ever- 

 green, for a number of bare branches in the dead 

 of winter is more suggestive of cold and death than 

 bare spaces would be. Several plants of a single 

 variety of shrubs planted in a clump are far more 

 effective than single plants dotted about, and a 

 variety of flowering plants clustered together will 

 prove even more beautiful if caution is used in the 

 grouping. A tall, heavy shrub should have planted 

 near it bushes of light-leaved foliage, otherwise a 

 somber aspect will be given the garden. 



Where the boundary is marked by an unsightly 

 fence, shrubbery planted at intervals alongside 

 will do much to lessen the homeliness of the fence, 

 and a stone wall will not present so cold and bare 

 an appearance if shrubbery is planted to break up 

 the lines. Odd buildings such as the garage, a 

 barn, a smokehouse, etc., will not be an eyesore if 

 beautiful shrubbery stands near, and there is no 



