FEBKUARY.J FLOWE& GARDEN PLANTING SHRUBS, &c. 49 



Where many shrubs are to be planted, the disposing 

 of them properly is a matter of considerable import- 

 ance to the future welfare of the whole ; and, whether 

 deciduous or evergreens be mixed or grouped, that is, 

 indiscriminately planted together, or the evergreens 

 planted by themselves, as is frequently done, a regular 

 and natural arrangement is indispensable for establish- 

 ing ornament. 



Arranging, no doubt, depends very much on fancy ; 

 still, there ought always to be plenty of evergreens 

 planted, that the whole may be more cheerful in win- 

 ter. 



If shrubberies were made to a great extent, the 

 scenery would be much more varied and characteris- 

 tic by grouping judiciously than by indiscriminately 

 planting. 



However, in small flower gardens and shrubberies, 

 the latter has to be adopted. In such places, tall 

 growing kinds should never be introduced, unless 

 merely as a screen from some disagreeable object, for 

 they crowd and confuse the whole. The dwarf and 

 more bushy sorts should be placed next to the walks, 

 or edges, in order that they may conceal the naked 

 stems of the others. Generally when shrubs are plant- 

 ed, they are small; therefore, to have a good effect 

 from the beginning, they should be planted much 

 thicker than they are intended to stand. When they 

 have grown a few years, and interfere with each other, 

 they can be lifted, and such as have died, or become 

 sickly, replaced, and the remainder can be planted in 

 some other direction. Keep them always distinct, one 



