A Continuous Bloom in the Shrubbery 



rear, but it is not necessarj^ or desirable that they 

 should be planted in a rigid, unbroken line. Bet- 

 ter that the line be somewhat waved, dipping for- 

 ward occasionally a step or two. Then it will, 

 of course, occur that the lowest forms will be in 

 front, but this line, too, may be broken occasion- 

 ally with advantage, allowing the second row to 

 step forward enough to prevent too much formal- 

 ity of outline. 



Where immediate effect is desired, and this is 

 invariably the case, either large specimen shrubs 

 should be used or, if the smaller sorts seem more 

 available, then these should be set as close again 

 as would be done in the planting of large spec- 

 imens and after they have made two or three 

 years' growth and have begun to crowd, every 

 other plant may be lifted and used to start a new 

 shrubbery elsewhere. 



This was what was done with my hydrangea 

 hedge, started as a border between the front 

 lawn and a pear orchard. The plants were first 

 set three feet apart in a single row. When they 

 had filled up the intervening space they were 



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