DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 



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HE wise garden-maker knows Nature insists on beauty. He knows that if he builds 

 his house and disregards the garden Nature will come to his very doorstep and plant a 

 thicket of vegetation to artfully connect his home with everything around it. He also 

 understands the paradox that she will obey him if she, herself, is obeyed. And so he sets 

 about the task of blending his home into its setting, using those of her gifts he feels will 

 give him most in variety, interest, pleasure, and artistic satisfaction. The first choice is 

 usually the deciduous shrubs. These he can plant close to the dwelling where their fragrance 

 will float in thru the windows. Shrubs will soften the hard, uncompromising man-made 

 angles and lines and will graciously recede into the background, making his home appear to 

 stand in its surroundings by natural right. Shrubs are also used in the boundaries of his 

 property; in undulating borders and on banks and slopes to hold the precious top soil, and 

 always they will be rich in beauty and diversity of blossom and fruit, and twig and leaf. 

 From a practical standpoint they are worthy in many ways besides forming an intimate 

 union between home and landscape. Their original cost is comparatively small; most of them 

 require little attention after they are planted and they rapidly increase in loveliness and 

 value from year to year. 



ACANTHOPANAX pentaphyllum (Bush Ara- 

 lia). Have you a dry, shady place in which you 

 would like to plant some shrubs? Aralia's glossy, 

 deep green leaves and light gray twigs, makes it de- 

 sirable for such a situation. 



AMELANCHIER canadensis (Downy Shad- 

 blow). A native tree-like shrub. Very showy in 

 border and woodland plantings. Conspicuous white 

 flowers appear before the leaves. The berries are 

 reddish purple in June and July and are enjoyed by 

 birds. 



AMORPHA fruticosa (Indigobush). Ornamen- 

 tal, vigorous shrub with fine feathery foliage. Pre- 

 fers a moist soil. Best when used in naturalistic or 

 mass planting. 



AMYGDALUS communis albo-plena (White 

 Flowering Almond). Valued for its many double 

 white flowers, which cover the branches in early 

 spring. 



A. communis rosea-plena (Pink Flowering Al- 

 mond). Small, ornamental, bearing many double 

 pink flowers in early spring. 



Deciduous shrubs and 

 trees form the back- 

 ground for this lovely 

 garden. 



