tion the edge of a terrace. We can't have a balustrade, stone 

 coping or low wall, so why not a picturesque dwarf box hedge, so 

 charming in itself that it evolves into a feature and an important 

 one if an eighteen inch high boxwood pyramid (very pointed) is 

 planted at the end, followed by five ten inch high, square form box- 

 wood, then another pyramid identical with the one at the end is 

 planted with five more ten inch square form box and continuing 

 pyramid and square form the needed length of the terrace, ending 

 with a pyramid, of course. Another miniature box hedge is made 

 with globe form and dwarf pointed form box; another with obelisk 

 form for accentuations and half globes of box; still another begin- 

 ning with a column two feet high and a solid twelve inch high and 

 twelve inch thick hedge sheared at each point touching the ac- 

 centuating columns to eight inches, columns placed every six feet 

 and ending naturally with a column. Standard boxwood, those on 

 slender stems about thirty inches high, with very round heads, are 

 most adaptable, too, in making these miniature hedges, with twelve 

 inch pointed form box trees in between. 



Weathered stone benches, with stone bowls each side and 

 smart little box trees, obelisk in form, or sharply pointed or very 

 rounded (globes), with pretty showering plants tumbling over the 

 edges of the bowls, give atmosphere and finish to a garden. In- 

 dividual flower beds may have unique little box hedges at their 

 highest point but twelve inches, at their lowest six to seven inches. 

 The highest point may be in the center of each section that encloses 

 the bed, sloping down to five or six inches, or again the twelve inch 

 point may be at the ends, sloping gradually to the center six or 

 seven inches; this hedge is most unusual and attractive and after 

 securing the curving line, very little clipping is needed to keep it 

 in form. 



These little flower-bed hedges or edges are uncommon and un- 

 commonly trim. Where there are steps in a garden an effect 

 of beauty and interest may be secured with boxwood pyramids, 

 the pointed pyramids of different heights, using four or five each 

 side. The number and height of course is determined by the 



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