Plate 196. A Banking of lied Snovvberry to Soften the A rcliitecture and Naturalize the Houi 



F LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



STRONG PRIVET HEDGE 



Here is illustrated a style of hedge formed by the Greening 

 method of summer pruning. At certain fixed distances clusters 

 of shrubs are planted and sheared like the head of a post. The 

 Privet hedge plant is easily managed in this way, but the method 

 is equally applicable to evergreen hedges, especially of the Thuya 

 Occidentalis, also known as the American Arbor Vitae. This is 

 one of the best uses of the Greening method and, taken in con- 

 nection with the five illustrations immediately preceding this, 

 and the three immediately following, it gives a good idea of its 

 various applications. 



HOLY CROSS CEMETERY 



Detroit, Mich., July 24, 1909. 

 Greening Landscape Co., Monroe, Mich. 



Gentlemen: — It affords us great pleasure to inform you that 

 the landscape work which your firm did for the Holy Cross Ceme- 

 tery, in this city, about two and one-half years ago, is now showing 

 the result of your artistic taste and conscientious labor in this line 

 of work. 



Up to this time the loss out of nearly 18,000 trees, shrubs 

 and plants has been comparatively small, which we believe is 

 due to the timely instructions given us as to care and pruning, 

 these instructions and directions having been given without 

 solicitation or charge. 



We wish to thank you in particular for the personal interest 

 taken by your Mr. Chas. Greening in making frequent visits to 

 the cemetery for the purpose of personally seeing to it that the 

 trees and plants received proper treatment. 



The planting and landscape work of our cemetery was left 

 in your charge to do as you thought best, and the ground com- 

 mittee to whom your proposed plans were submitted recom- 

 mended the acceptance of same, and we are glad to say that the 

 part of the work done by your company has produced results 

 equal to if not beyond our expectations. We believe that as the 

 years roll by, and the natural growth which is bound to take 

 place in the trees and shrubs planted, they will afford and furnish 

 full testimony of the wisdom and the artistic manner in which 

 you have planned the grounds which at the time of planting were 

 rough and unsightly. Thus you have by such planting laid the 

 foundation for a beautiful and pleasing scene of luxuriant verdure 

 and color blending. 



Very truly yours, 



Fred J. B. Sevald, 



Secretary and Treasurer. 



A BANKING OF RED SNOWBERRY TO SOFTEN THE 

 ARCHITECTURE AND NATURALIZE THE HOUSE 



This is a banking of Red Snowberry planted 30 inches apart 

 on the north side of a house. This shrub has a graceful droop- 

 ing habit and has ropes of red berries in the fall and winter. It 

 does well in the shade and is well adapted for banking. 



