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THE RIGHT WAY 
THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG WAY 
The planting of shrubs and trees about the home should have a meaning. 
Everything should be so arranged as to make the home the center of the picture. 
The lawn should be open and should not have meaningless trees and buslies scat- 
tered promiscuously over it. The right style of planting makes a landscape, even 
though the area be no larger than a parlor. The other style is simply a collection 
of curious plants. The one has an instant and lasting pictorial effect which is 
restful and satisfying. The observer exclaims, "What a beautiful home!" The 
other piques one's curiosity, obscures the residence, defies and distracts the atten- 
tion. The observer exclaims, "What beautiful lilac bushes!" — Adapted from 
L. H. Bailey's Bulletin on Suggestions for Home Planting. 
Lawn ViBW and Shrubbery Plantinir. 
THE RIGHT WAY 
The result is truly beautiful, natural, and harmonious. It looks as if it "just 
happened" — but it didn't; it took careful planning. The numerous large trees 
form a background for the house and lawn, and give the appearance of distance 
and extent. The veteran on the left, standing guard at the entrance of the home, 
shows how trees may also be planted close in — but note that the wide lawn is not 
disfigured by scattering "shoe-button" shrubs all over it. The only shrubs on the 
lawn are two just at the right of the walk, placed there so that a slight curve in the 
walk can be made around them, breaking what would have been a straight, stiff 
line to the porch. The walk then curves gracefully to the right along the rising 
slope, keeping close to the shrubbery border. 
Note how the low-growing Rugosas, Barberries, and Deutzias are planted at the 
outer edge of the mass of shrubbery, then the higher-growing Syringas and 
Snowball farther back. 
Effective masses of Spirea Van Ilouttci and Hydrangea are placed at the 
corners and near the foundation, making tlie house look as if it "belongs there.'" 
The touch of Boston Ivy on the brick-work to the right of the porch is good, as 
is also the climbing Rose at the corner of the porch. Of all the shrubs, vines, and 
trees, not one stands out like a museum specimen on exhibition. They all blend 
together and form a part of the home picture which becomes dearer and more 
beautiful each year. 
