GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



one well known; also the American white thorn, 

 C. coccinea, showing scarlet fruit as an aftermath to 

 its white blossoms. 



High hedges have been made of lilacs, moreover, 

 although not with general success. When lovely they 

 are abundantly so, but they are apt to be most dis- 

 appointing if not well grown. 



The honey locust, Gleditsia triancanthos, free and 

 graceful in its growth, forms one of the truly successful 

 large hedges. It has a dislike to close clipping, and is 

 therefore not suitable for formal effects or for small, 

 conservative boundaries. To mark off a domain from 

 the wild, it is not only very beautiful, but satisfactory. 



When the deciduous or the flowering hedge is set 

 aside in favor of one that is evergreen, the American 

 arbor vitse, Thuja occidentalis, presents itself as a plant 

 of merit. It is often used near the sea as a wind- 

 break, and is especially adapted for hedges, as it stands 

 pruning well, grows very compactly, and has a soft, 

 harmonious form. Arbor vitse can be used for formal 

 hedges or for those that are naturalistic in character. 

 In fact, it requires but little ingenuity on the part of 

 the garden builder to make it serve his will. 



I have seen a hedge of arbor vitse some fifteen 

 feet high, through which one passed by means of a 

 clipped-out archway into the garden lying beyond, 

 no hint of the beauty of which could be gained until 

 this stately wall of green was left behind. 



Smaller hedges within this garden were made of 

 the Norway spruce, Picea excelsa, kept low and in 

 rigorous outline by pruning. Undoubtedly, there is 



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