August: Third Week 



EVERGREENS AND SHRUBS FOR FALL PLANT- 

 ING: PLANNING AN ARTISTIC PLANTING; 

 VARIETIES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 



First on the list for fall planting in point of time come the 

 evergreens. These should be got in as soon after the middle 

 of August as possible, unless belated July weather or drought 

 prevent. They include the broad-leaved evergreens, such 

 as rhododendrons, Kalmia or mountain laurel and box, 

 as well as the conifers pines, hemlocks, spruce, cedars 

 and others. 



Although the broad-leaved evergreens are perhaps not 

 essential to the planting of a small place, there are few 

 grounds so small that at least a few of the conifers cannot 

 be used to great advantage. Conifers form the most domi- 

 nant and permanent feature of the place, and for that 

 reason one should be certain that the best possible situa- 

 tions have been selected before they are put in. 



As a rule any mass planting of evergreens should be kept 

 well to the north or west of the house. This is desirable 

 where their services are required as a windbreak and shelter; 

 but, aside from that, if planted to the south, the shade 

 they will give after several years' growth is pretty sure to 

 be too dense, and thus a somewhat gloomy atmosphere 

 is created. It is a great mistake, however, to think that they 

 must be planted in straight rows or plots, as one so fre- 

 quently sees them. An artistic grouping will require no 

 more trees and will prove just as effective for any practical 

 purpose as a stiff, nursery-looking row. For sure results 

 stick to the common sorts. White pine will grow in most 

 soils and will live for generations; it is one of the fastest 

 growing of all the conifers. American Arbor Vitae is ex- 

 cellent for both row and mass planting; although the uni- 



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