222 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



FLOWERING HEDGES. Spiraeas, hydrangias, lilacs, roses, 

 and many other flowering shrubs may be used for hedges 

 and often yery pleasing results be obtained. To make the 

 best show, they should be planted at sufficient distance to 

 give each plant full development, and they should be en- 

 couraged to make numerous branches at the base. The 

 different species of shrubs will require somewhat different 

 treatment as to pruning to produce the largest show of 

 blossoms. (See Pruning Hedges and Shrubs, pages 79 and 

 83.) They may be made of one kind, as the hydrangias, 

 lilacs, spiraeas, etc., or many species may be planted together. 

 The largest should be planted in the middle of the group 

 or in the rear of the border when the hedge is made of 

 considerable width. The advantage of the mixed grouping 

 is that something may be had in bloom at nearly all seasons 

 of the year, but it will be almost impossible to make as 

 even and true outline as with shrubs of one kind. 



