ORNAMENTAL PLANTING OF TREES AND SHRUBS 101 



shrubs, such as the Weigela, Mock Orange, Snowball and Lilac, six 

 feet apart is a good average; three feet will suffice for medium-sized 

 varieties; two feet for the dwarf growing kinds. If these distances 

 are followed it is advisable to set the plants in the turf and leave a 

 space around each plant spaded up; when the grass dies out be- 

 tween the plants, the area may be made into a dug bed. This 

 system is much better than having a dug bed from the first with 

 large, bare spaces between plants. Should conditions favor the dug 

 bed, a ground cover, such as Pachysandra, creeping Phlox, Candy- 

 tuft, Rock Cress or Hypericum may be used to advantage. 



PLANTING IN L.4WN DEPRESSIONS 



Where depressions occur in the lawn they may be accentuated 

 by plantings on the slopes and high ground, leaving the depression 

 open. 



PLANTING IN VALLEYS 



The view down a valley from the house site is always more restful 

 if framed by plantings on the slopes. In arranging the plants place 

 the dwarfer kinds to the base and graduate the height to the top 

 where the trees should predominate. 



BOUNDARY PLANTINGS 



Belt plantations (Fig. 94) are always appropriate where it is 

 necessary to create the scene within the grounds or where privacy 

 is desired. When the surroundings are pleasingly planted or the 

 natural conditions are such that the premises under consideration 

 should be treated as a part of a general scheme, then the belt plant- 

 ing must not be continuous but broken to such an extent that it will 

 blend harmoniously with what is already established. 



Boundary or belt plantations (Fig. 9.5 on key page 104) should 

 always be more or less sinuous, according to the area of the space 

 we have to work with. Even on the smallest properties the irregular 

 compound curved line is more pleasing than a straight one. The 

 border should always be of greater depth at the corners, for it is 

 here that we should have the greatest height. On small properties 

 the corner plantings become a part of the framework for the resi- 

 dence. Where the area of the grounds is large the border may be 

 extended well into the lawn at points and the bays thus formed will 

 give an idea of greater distance looking from the house. 



