CHAPTER III 



Hedges and Fences 



Hedges of Privet, Berberis, Siberian Dogwood, Box, Yew, Ilex, 

 Buckthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha, Hemlock, Arbor Vitae and 

 Norway Spruce — Location — Soil — Fences with Climbers 



MUCH has been said of late regarding the wholesale manner 

 in which fashion has dictated that every sort of fence 

 and boundary should be removed. The word * 'garden" 

 carries with it the meaning of enclosure. We in America are getting 

 more and more away from having even our own dooryards to our- 



When this property of one acre was purchased there was not a tree or a plant on the 

 place. The frontage on the main road is 120ft., on a side road some 400ft. The ground 

 rises splendidW from the main road; the house was placed 200ft. from that road. 

 Judicious planting has made these home grounds "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." 

 From the very first plantings of very small stock the attractiveness of the place has 



improved from year to year 



selves. Often we cannot tell where our province leaves off and the 

 next begins. Marauders have full sweep. There is something home- 

 like about an enclosure with some degree of privacy. Because the 

 city is abolishing every means for such privacy we wish at times to 

 be by ourselves, and the country is chosen. Hedges or boundaries need 



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