GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



shaped heads of symmetrical beauty and large green 

 leaves that remain fresh looking until late in the 

 season. 



There are many trees besides those mentioned 

 in this limited space that have endured for years 

 outside the seaside garden. In the selection of them 

 much depends on the distance of the planting ground 

 from the sea, and the knowledge of whether they are 

 to have artificial protection from its mad moods, or 

 whether they are to act as the protectors of more delicate 

 forms of growth. The question of position can never 

 be overlooked when trees are to serve as the out- 

 guards of the seaside home and garden. 



About country homes where the ground is limited 

 to a small area, trees should be planted, if at all, with 

 great discretion. In the majority of such cases, it is 

 wiser to treat the lawn and the surrounding ground 

 with evergreen and deciduous shrubs, rapid in their 

 growth and often wonderful in their beauty One 

 or a few trees may then be added to give emphasis 

 to certain points, and to foster a variety of skyline; 

 but many large trees on a small plot of ground inva- 

 riably produce the impression of overcrowding and 

 contraction. 



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