FOUNDATION PLANTING 
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But how is one to determine i)recisely what varieties of shrubs attain certain eventual 
heights? This, of course, is an important question. But you will notice that the plants 
listed as for foundation planting in this catalog are arranged according to ultimate size to 
facilitate their selection in properly attending it. 
A double row of plants always multiplies the beauty and effectiveness of a planting. 
The best practice is, wherever possible, to stagger the i-ows, as illustrated in Sketch No. 2. 
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Sketch No. 2 
Where the plants are tallest, the beds should be widest. Therefore the ideal planting- 
plan for a foundation planting such as is suggested in Sketch No. 1 would be as in Sketch 
No. 3. 
Sketch No. 3 
As will be noted, this results in a massing of shrubs about the corners and in the angles 
between house jiroper and porch — a very desirable feature. In reaching this effect, shrubs 
which attain an ultimate height of not over five feet should be planted three feet apart 
from center to center; larger shrubs, three and one-half to four feet apart. The larger 
plants should be next to house with smaller plants toward lawn. 
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