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An Over-planted Yard. 



pictorial effect thus secured is a vast improvement over that of 

 the building which stands out against a bare sky-line. 

 LOCATING SHRUBBERY. 



One of the most common mistakes in planting shrubbery is to 

 scatter it about over the lawn in a salt and pepper fashion. The 

 way to secure a satisfactory effect is by grouping. Place shrubs 

 in a mass about the border, particularly to screen off the back 

 yard from the front, and in the corners about the porch or along 

 the base of the building. Plant them about two and one-half feet 

 apart, placing the taller kinds, such as the bush honey-suckle and 

 lilac, in the back, with the lower kinds, such as the bridal wreath, 

 in front. The shrubs should be cultivated or mulched for the 

 first year or two after planting, after which they become suffi- 

 ciently established to shade the ground and take care of them- 

 selves. 



If flowers are grown primarily for cut flowers, line them out in 

 a straight row in the garden where they can be cultivated con- 

 veniently. For ornamental beds, place them in a border two and 

 one-half or three feet in width along the front of the shrubbery. 

 Here the shrdubbery serves as a background against which the 

 colors stand out much better than they will in the open. More- 

 over, this location avoids cutting the lawn with beds which make 

 unsightly holes during the winter. 



