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plant for front yards I believe it will be Japanese barberry, which 

 grows about four feet high. You can look over it and see your 

 neighbour's garden, but his dogs, cats, and children cannot get into 

 your garden. 



On the whole I believe the best plan for small city lots, as a 

 rule, is to have the open lawn flanked by shrubbery in the front 

 yard, with the back yard wholly screened from the street and 

 separated from the neighbours by a hedge, or wall six feet high. 



