All quotations prefacing major sections in this booklet 
are from the White House Message on Natural Beauty 
presented to the Congress February 8, 1965, 
by President Lyndon B. Johnson. 
Issued May 1965 
CONTENTS 
Page 
ACNEMW (CONSERWAMI@NG ) 9 aro ihe ere eens 3 
@oncepisiof Beauty tors land sea mein sae ae eee 4 
APPLYING ESTHETICS TO LAND MANAGEMENT 7 
Beauty in Well-Managed Forests. 8 
Beauty on the Range. . . 14 
PLANTING FOR THAT TOUCH OF BEAUTY . 19 
Trees for Beauty and Cover . . 20 
Alwaysa’ Place fon Shrubsigs ven eaten ee ie ee 24 
Climbers and Clingers 26 
Flowers and a Blanket of Green 27 
Getting Ready to Plant . 31 
Planting Tips . . 34 
Planting to Screen and Broteees Si) 
Good Care Pays. . . 39 
DESIGNED TO BLEND WITH NATURE . 43 
Road Location and Design 43 
Trails to Dramatize the Outdoors 50 
Fitting Forest Structures Into the Tandeee oy 
Fanciful Use of Wood, Stone, and Water ae 55 
ENRICHING THE RECREATION EXPERIENCE Mie 57 
Picking the Right Place and ee Lt ie 57 
Accent on History 58 
Signs That Enhance Bajoynent: ; : 65 
Linking Beauty and Utility Through Communion tion . 67 
APPENDIX 
List of Species and Map of Hardiness Zones . . 70 
Special References . : Dake Mite 76 
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