78 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



EVERGREENS AND DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



NOTHING adds more to the real beauty, the 

 charm, and the dignity of the home surroundings, 

 than does an appropriate planting of Shrubbery. 

 It is the frame that sets off the picture to best 

 advantage. The planting need not necessarily be 

 one of rich and costly Evergreens ; it may be com- 

 posed of the less expensive deciduous Flowering 

 Shrubs, or it may be both of these in combination. 



Massed plantings, too, of a single species, in 

 many instances, lend just the touch to be desired, 

 as instance the massed plantings we have seen of 

 the gorgeous Rhododendrons, or to fit a more 

 moderate purse, the Hydrangeas, both arborescens 

 and paniculata, the Lilacs and Spirea Van Houtti, 

 all suitable for massed planting. 



Again, Nature gives us a picture of beauty en 

 masse when, in roaming the woods, we come upon 

 wonderful naturalized blocks of Kalmia or Moun- 

 tain Laurel, encountered in so many spots, or a 

 beautiful vista of exquisite Dogwood in full bloom. 

 We are thus spurred on to try to emulate Nature, 

 and to do our bit in trying to make this old world 

 a more beautiful place in which to live. 



EVERGREENS suited to mass planting around 

 the porch, and the house foundations are, of 



