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Shrubs for Shady Situations 



SUCCESS with shrubs in shady places depends 

 chiefly upon four factors — density of shade, 

 special selection of nursery stock, distance apart 

 planted and proper care. Through all shades of 

 light from complete darkness to full sunlight all 

 gradations in growth and luxuriance will be se- 

 cured. This is natural, as most shrubs are light- 

 loving plants and, when denied the light, they sulk. 

 Therefore, use judgment when making your 

 selection. A shrub that grows six feet high in the 

 open sunlight may not be expected to reach more 

 than half that height in partial shade with the same 

 degree of density in growth. Some kinds, in an 

 effort to get more light than is immediately avail- 

 able, become "drawn-up, " which does not add to 

 their appearance. This can be prevented some- 

 what by heading-back. 



For best results with shrubs in shady places 

 insist upon the nurseryman furnishing well grown, 

 bushy specimens with branches starting from a 

 point at or near the surface of the ground. This 

 insures a proper start, particularly when the shrubs 

 are wanted for edging or a hedge. In such situa- 

 tions, growth will be more or less checked. The 

 shrubs must be planted closer together than they 

 would be in the open, the distance apart depending 

 upon the species. 



It is necessary also to give the shrubs special 

 attention in the matters of soil, fertilizers, moisture, 

 and care. To get the best results possible, happy- 

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 do. In such an unfavorable environment, the 

 shrubs must be nursed. 



Few, if any, of the shrubs cultivated in Canada 

 will do really well in shade or even in partial shade. 

 Many kinds will grow, however, in some sort of 

 way — ■ usually stunted and straggling. If you are 

 contemplating edging a walk in a passageway about 

 ten to twelve feet wide, which only gets the sun 

 for a short time in the early morning and for about 

 three hours after noon, but where there is plenty of 

 light and air, plant the Japanese barberry (Berberis 

 Thunbergii). It would grow about two feet high. 

 Plant fifteen inches apart. Berberis aquijolium 

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 factory if hardy, which probably it would be in a 

 sheltered situation. The common privet {Li- 

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 ovalifolium) , planted twelve or fifteen inches apart 

 and kept well cut back, are likely to do as well as 

 any. The mountain currant {Ribes alpinum), 

 mentioned in the May, 1910, Garden Magazine, 

 page 250, is hardy at Ottawa and, therefore, should 

 be hardy in Western Ontario; it is an excellent 

 subject for the purpose here required. If an ever- 

 green hedge is wanted, the hemlock {Tsuga Cana- 

 densis), in one of its dwarf garden forms, would 

 answer the purpose if kept within bounds by 

 pruning. 



For the front of the house where room is limited 

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 about eleven o'clock, plant Spircea Van Houttei; 

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 tree {Viburnum Lantana, var. rugosum), flowering 

 almond {Prunus Japonica), and, if protected when 

 young, golden bell {Forsythiij- suspensa). 



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