EVERGREEN SHRUBS 



' I ATURE created a vast group of plants, the evergreen shrubs, to bloom for us from 

 the blush of spring to the end of summer, and to cheer us through the somber days of 

 fall and winter, robed in handsome foliage bedecked with jewel-like berries. Many of 

 them grow tall and luxuriant with their gorgeous blossoms on eye-level like well hung 

 pictures; many are low and covered with prodigal bloom that includes the marvelous tints 

 of the sunset, while others are as creeping carpets of verdure and blossom. There are 

 among them plants bearing foliage that in autumn assumes the color of ageing bronze and 

 fruits of various hues ranging from vivid scarlet to glistening ebony. All of them are 

 beautiful at all times. 



They make superb specimens when planted alone; are natural complements to trees, fill- 

 ing the spaces between high branches and the ground and connecting them with the garden 

 as well as supplying intermediate color tones. They diversify and adorn the ground line; 

 lend an air of permanence and dignity to their surroundings, dull the sharpness of corners, 

 conceal faulty design, link the home with the grounds and soften the harshness of fences 

 and walls. They make perfect defensive hedges and neat edgings and the planting of 

 them on banks to prevent washing is often cheaper than grading and sodding. Their uses 

 are so varied and numerous that it is impossible even to generalize and there are few homes 

 that, by the addition of these plants, would not be enriched. Many varieties will thrive 

 in the open sunlight, others grow naturally in the shade of larger plants and there is one 

 for every situation. It is well to remember that if careful selection is made of the plants 

 themselves and the location in which they are to grow, they will thrive as happily, blossom 

 and berry as heavily around the cottager's home as in the gardens of a king. 



ABELIA srandiflora (Glossy Abelia). A semi- purplish bronze in the late fall. Good for founda- 

 rverereen shrub. Graceful, archine branches bear t ion planting, en masse with other evergreen, 

 clusters of pinkish white flowers from Tulv until 



frost. The glossy ereen leaves of summer turn to a ANDROMEDA: (See Pier is J. 



A restful portion of a well 

 planned garden designed by 

 Rose Greely, L.A. 



Frances Benjamin Johnston 



