SOUTHERN HOME GROUNDS ll 
For flowering beauty we can hardly overioolc the shrubs. A foundation planting of them 
has a distinct charm, for they improve the looks of the home 
Shrubs for Flowers and Foliage 
Without the strong colors and rich foliage of shrubs, many of the artistic 
and beautiful effects now obtainable in landscape planting would Ix; lost. Few 
other plants seem to fit quite readily into every landscape plan. They are 
valuable for foundation planting, where they cover up bare walls and bring the 
lawn right up to the house without a visible break. In mass plantings they 
are very good and a clump of shrubs is an attractive sight when in flower. 
Shrubs massed along walls and fences take away the ugly or bare appear- 
ance and make the grounds far more attractive. Some of the shrubs are ideal 
specimen plants and give excellent results when used this way. The Lilacs and 
Japanese Maples are appropriate for specimen planting and any of the taller 
kinds will appear well when planted singly. 
In the corners of the home grounds arc other good places for mass plantings 
of shrubs. A shrub border is far better than a fence between your grounds and 
those of your neighbor; it makes both grounds more attractive and more 
valuable. Some of the shrubs are useful in building hedges. The low-growing 
varieties can be used for this. 
Among the deciduous shrubs that have proven themselves well adapted to 
our conditions are .'Mthea, Barberry, Buddlcia, Deutzia. Forsythia, Elaeagnus, 
St. John's- Wort, and Tamarisk. The Calycanthus, or Swet?t Shrub, Pearl Bush, 
Red-flowering Dogwood. Naked-ftowered Jasmine, Cytisus laburnum. White 
Kerria. Coral Berry, Chaste Tree, and the Hydrangeas, Bush Honeysuckles, 
Lilacs, Mock Oranges, Spireas, Snowballs, and Weigelas are others of value. 
Both the deciduous and evergreen shrubs are widely used in all parts of 
the country, but nowhere are they more at home than in the South. However, 
it is well to know just what shrubs are best for your locality, and any Southern 
nurseryman will be able to tell you just what you should plant. Remember 
this, however, that the best way to arrange shrubs is in masses. 
