Gardening in California 



of Redwood; another of Cedar, and so on; and again, these 

 may be planted so as to form combinations. Such trees as the 

 Maple and Sycamore, or Gedar (Thuya) and Coast Redwood 

 combine beautifully, but it must be particularly kept in view 

 that grouping round-headed trees with those which are of 

 pyramidal habit is a mistake. Round-headed trees must be 

 grouped with those of the same habit, and pyramidal trees with 

 those of similar form, the effect always being pleasing, but mix- 

 ing those two shapes in the same group mars the effect and ruins 

 the composition. 



Evergreens and deciduous trees harmonize very well in a 

 group, provided they are of the same shape and outline. For 

 instance, a group formed by combining the Bamboo with the 

 Birch is most pleasing, both of these being of the same graceful 

 semi-pendulous habit. 



It should, then, be remembered, in massing groups of trees 

 for planting, that form and habit should be studied much more 

 closely than any other quality. 



In planning the groups it may be found desirable and effec- 

 tive to form some entirely of evergreens, others entirely of de- 

 ciduous trees and shrubs, and others of a mixture of both, a very 

 good combination being a group of our native Laurel and the 

 European Linden, because both are of the same graceful habit 

 of growth. 



The same rule applies to the planting of shrubbery masses; 

 the stiff and the formal should never be associated with the 

 rounded, free-spreading kinds, that is, the kinds whose limbs 

 spread wide and rest gracefully on the surface of the lawn. 



In the disposition of a number of sorts of trees and shrubs 

 in the landscape, the same principle must be followed in produc- 

 ing variety and harmony. If they are mixed together in a 

 haphazard way, the results will very rarely be pleasing, but, 

 at the same time, monotony must be guarded against. For 

 example, groups of Oaks should not be followed by groups of 



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