THE SMALL PLACE 



chosen hastily, for it must be in keeping with the 

 style and character of the house and give the 

 correct intimation of the grounds it encloses- 

 It must not, however, be too different from the 

 rest of the places on the street. 



For this house and for these grounds, it seemed 

 best to plant a Cedar hedge all along the street 

 boundary. The gates for drive and walk entrances 

 break the hedge line but preserve the continuity 

 of the boundary. The tall undipped Cedars that 

 mark the main entrance and add variety of skyline 

 to this point unite with others near them to give 

 a picturesque quality to the entrance and thus 

 strengthen the impression of simplicity desired 

 in the grounds. Rhodotypus kerrioides has been 

 planted along the outside of the hedge. The 

 White Kerria has a pleasant delicacy to its white 

 flowers, and its persistent black fruit is sprinkled 

 lightly over the bush. Its unfortunate tendency 

 to have yellow foliage is avoided by keeping it 

 on the north side of the hedge, out of the sun. 

 Incidentally, it makes a pleasing contrast for the 

 clipped hedge. The stiffness of most clipped 

 hedges could be easily relieved by some such 

 low free growing planting. Not even on the 

 inside is the hedge left entirely exposed. Along 



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