LESSON 54 
SHRUBBERY BORDER 
UR purpose here is to familiarize the pupil with 
the use of shrubbery in landscape gardening, es- 
} pecially the methods very commonly followed 
in planting small home grounds. On such places, 
of moderate size, whether in the city, the sub- 
urbs or on the farm, borders and screens of shrub- 
bery are of the utmost value. The selection of 
good species and varieties and their grouping into pleasing combi- 
nations, is one of the commonest garden problems. 
Conditions 
In the present problem it is desired to produce a screen sep- 
arating our own grounds from those to the north and to form an 
attractive background for the lawn and grounds in front. The 
two ends finish upon boundary lines running at right angles. It is 
desired to have shrubs of sufficient variety to make the planting 
interesting and to present something of beauty throughout the 
summer. 
Problems 
The student should undertake one or more of the following 
exercises: 
1. Redraw this planting plan to scale, and identify all the species 
as named. Effort should be made to vizualize the finished planting 
—to imagine just how this border will look when mature. The 
plan here is first drawn to scale in pencil and then inked free-hand. 
This method is recommended to the pupil. 
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