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best advantage. They are very serviceable in small 

 gardens to raise the height of the center or rear 

 of a bed or border, to define entrances and to 

 multiply vistas by blocking a view. In long bor- 

 ders they may be made to form bays for peren- 

 nials; or there may be a dotting of them for ac- 

 cents of flower color or evergreen foliage. 



Perennials, biennials, annuals and bulbs all work 

 in well with shrubs, if the planting is done with 

 understanding. There is no better place for some 

 of the best lilies than among rhododendrons. And 

 there are perennials that enjoy, if they do not de- 

 mand, the partial shade that planting among or 

 near shrubs gives them. Plant such accordingly; 

 the other perennials in the open spaces. Where 

 shrubs are placed far apart to provide for future 

 expansion, mass perennials they can be removed 

 later or use a combination of spring bulbs and 

 annuals or biennials. 



Often the best results with shrubs are obtained 

 by using them chiefly for a more or less formal 

 massing around the garden. Privet, hawthorn, al- 

 thea, barberry and flowering quince are among 

 those available for clipped hedges. Generally the 

 naturalistic effects are the most beautiful of all. 



For these plantings, and for shrubberies any- 

 where else on the grounds, draw upon other classes 

 of plants to fill every bit of space that is going 

 begging. Whether the spaces offers full sun, half 

 shade or complete shade, some plant will find it a 

 congenial home. Shrubberies are always a good 



