February, 1915 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
23 
the evergreen shrubs should cost about a 
dollar apiece. Were other low shrubs, as 
dwarf spireas and deutzias, substituted for 
these the cost of garden material could be 
reduced to perhaps $300, but many of those 
sorts now named are still not common in 
nurseries, and can be obtained only with 
difficulty. 
The planting serves two purposes; it 
partly separates a definite area of turf from 
the main lawn, and gives a show of color, 
particularly pink and white, through the 
spring and summer months. The planting 
itself is of two parts — that which frames the 
lawn near the terrace, and the more densely 
planted area which terminates the garden 
as seen from the house. 
As we suppose the ground rises gently 
from the house in the direction in which this 
garden is built the only really tall shrubs 
which we use are those at the end of the 
garden, though others are suggested on both 
sides of the garden, extending beyond the 
region we are now considering. 
First, as to the planting about the en- 
closed lawn, from the terrace wall to the 
first cross walk. Some of the new low- 
growing species of barberries have made an 
appeal to us; two large groups of them are 
suggested at the end of the play lawn and 
a mass of them against the terrace wall. 
They will be pleasing at all seasons of the 
year, and will stand the wear of children 
playing about them, yet they are not tall 
enough to catch clothing. You may have 
a feeling that there should be something 
between these two plantings to break the 
expanse of turf, but there is not room for 
masses of shrubs and children. If you 
wish an evergreen or two to look at in winter 
perhaps a tiny Japanese yew (Taxus cuspi- 
data, var. brevifolia) will satisfy you; but 
you may at length decide that even a pair 
of them look lost in the grass and so move 
them elsewhere. 
A pair of low trees, as some of the flower- 
ing apples, will give a bit of shade and color 
and not take too much room. I have sug- 
gested Sargent’s crab (Malus Sargentiae) 
as it does not grow very high nor widely 
enough to interfere with the simple games 
of the children. The roses, and other 
shrubs that accompany the barberries at the 
terrace carry out the same color and form 
of flower as the apples, and are low, dense, 
and self-protecting in habit. 
The planting along the sides of the little 
lawn is, on the inner side, in the shape of an 
informal low hedge, of low dense growth, 
simple foliage, and showy simple flowers. 
Two similar dwarf shrubs could be used 
instead of those indicated — say Deutzia 
gracilis and Kerria japonica, if you wanted 
the yellow of the kerria. 
Beyond the low hedge are irregular groups 
of other low shrubs which will bloom in 
midsummer. Again, any low shrubs of 
neat habit and pleasing flowers may be 
used. 
The centre of interest is the rectangular 
beds beyond the play lawn. This area is 
enclosed by shrubs of an evergreen character 
whose flowers are pink or white and appear 
early in the season. The soil I have sup- 
posed favorable for heaths, so many of the 
low-growing rhododendrons and their kin 
will make a grand display in early spring. 
If the soil is unsuited, or their initial cost 
and care too great an item for this planting, 
a group of the low summer-blooming spireas 
would put the interest in this part of the 
garden later in the season. There should be 
some ground cover — nothing is better than 
periwinkle (Vinca minor). 
The terminus of the garden may be a tall 
group of junipers (or arborvitae) with some 
of their lower relatives as edging. Between 
these a group of the tender autumn-bloom- 
ing shrubs (Vitex, Buddleia, Elsholtzia) will 
be particularly effective in September, in 
shades of lavender, and they can be made to 
endure our winters at least as far north as 
Chicago. 
The four rectangular beds have each a 
particular type of plant on exhibition. One 
(No. 48-51) bears yellow pea-blossoms in 
midsummer; a second (No. 44-47) the fra- 
grant little pink flowers of Daphne in May; 
another (No. 40-43) displays the horizontal 
habit, tiny flowers and fruit of the low co- 
toneasters; the fourth (No. 36-39) shows 
dwarf Japanese azaleas in a mass of rose- 
purple in spring. And each bed has its 
charm in winter as well. The gazing-globe, 
which represents the focus of the garden, 
should be set off by evergreen foliage, as 
suggested by dwarf Japanese holly (Ilex 
crenata, var. nana), heather (Calluna vul- 
garis), and woolly thyme (Thymus Serpyl- 
lum, var. lanuginosus) at its base. 
PLANTING 
No. Name. 
1. Ta v us cuspidata, var.. 
LIST 
Size 
Quan- 
tity 
Distance 
apart 
brevifolia 
2. Junipems virginiana, var. 
18-24 in. 
6 
2 ft. 
Schottii 
3. Juniperus sabina, var. 
4-5 ft. 
20 
3 ft. 
tamariscifolia .... 
4. Juniperus sinensis, var. 
18-24 in. 
IO 
2 ft. 
procumbens .... 
5. Thuya occidentalis, var. 
18-24 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
Little Gem .... 
12-18 in. 
25 
12 in. 
6. Malus Sargentiae 
2-2 £ ft. 
2 
specimen 
7 . Prunus sinensis, 11. pi. . 
lJ-2 ft. 
20 
2 ft. 
8 . Berberis dictyophylla 
9. Buddleia variabilis, var. 
lJ-2 ft. 
65 
2 ft. 
magnifica 
2-3 ft. 
20 
3 ft. 
10. Elsholtzia Stauntonii 
l \~2 ft. 
12 
3 ft. 
1 1 . Calluna vulgaris .... 
15-18 in. 
40 
12 in. 
12. Vitex incisa 
1 5-2 ft. 
25 
3 ft. 
13. Rhododendron ferrugineum 
15-18 in. 
15 
2 ft. 
14. Rhododendron hirsutum 
15-18 in. 
IO 
2 ft. 
IS- Rhododendron arbutifolium 
18-24 in. 
12 
3 ft. 
16. Rhododendron myrtifolium 
18-24 in. 
31 
2-3 ft. 
17. Ilex crenata, var., nana 
2-25 ft. 
120 
2 ft. 
18. Pieris floribunda. 
15-18 in. 
27 
2-21 ft. 
19 . Pieris japonica .... 
15-18 in. 
35 
2-3 ft. 
20. Leucothoe Catesbtei 
18-24 in. 
25 
3 ft. 
21. Leucothoe axillaris . 
18-24 in. 
22 
3 ft. 
22. Spirtca Bumalda. 
18-24 in. 
120 
2 ft. 
23. Philadelphus microphyllus 
24. Kerria japonica, var. 
2-2 j ft. 
80 
2 ft. 
variegata . . . 
18-24 in. 
15 
2 ft. 
25. Lespedeza Sieboldii 
3 yr. 
40 
2 ft. 
26 . Lespedeza bicolor 
27. Chaenomeles (Cydonia) 
3 yr- 
3° 
2 ft. 
Maulei . . 
28. Chaenomeles Maulei, var. 
18-24 in. 
10 
2 ft. 
alba 
18-24 in. 
8 
2 ft. 
29 . Berberis Wilsonae 
12-15 in. 
IO 
2 ft. 
30. Berberis buxifolia 
15-18 in. 
30 
2I ft. 
31. Berberis stenophylla 
18-24 in. 
18 
2-3 ft. 
32. Berberis concinna 
t 8»-24 in. 
20 
2-3 ft. 
33 . Ceanothus hybridus 
12-18 in. 
35 
2-3 ft. 
34. Caryopteris Mastacanthus 
12-15 in. 
30 
25-3 ft. 
35. Itea virginica .... 
12-18 in. 
20 
2-3 ft. 
36. Rhododendron amcenum . 
37. Rhododendron amcenum, 
18-24 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
var. obtusum .... 
18-24 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
38. Rhododendron Kaempferi . 
39. Rhododendron rosmarini- 
18-24 in. 
40 
2, ft. 
folium 
15-18 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
40. Cotoneaster horizontalis 
12-15 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
41. Cotoneaster adpressa . 
12-18 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
42. Cotoneaster rotundifolia 
12-15 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
43 . Cotoneaster microphylla 
12-15 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
44. Daphne mezereum . 
45. Daphne mezereum, var. 
18-24 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
album 
18-24 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
46 . Daphne Blagayana . 
12-15 in. 
60 
ij ft. 
47. Daphne Cneorum . 
12-15 in. 
50 
1 5 ft. 
48. Genista tinctoria 
24-30 in. 
25 
2 ft. 
49 . Coronilla emerus 
18-24 in. 
15 
i j ft. 
50. Cytisus scoparius 
18-24 in. 
50 
2 ft. 
51. Cytisus capitatus 
12-18 in. 
13 
I5 ft. 
52. Lonicera spinosa 
12-18 in. 
20 
2 ft. 
53 . Rosa spinosissima . 
12-18 in. 
40 
2 ft. 
54. Vinca minor 
55. Thymus Serpyllum, var. 
2 yr. 
2,000 
6 in. 
lanuginosus .... 
2 yr. 
200 
6 in. 
Evergreens as a Screen on a Hillside Site 
By W. H. Richie, L "”fa. p I*£' n "' 
[Editor’s Note: The plan accompanying this article ( see page 24) shows an average suburban site in which the problems of (1) mak- 
ing a garden to fit the house, (2) screening from surroundings were dominant. Such conditions are not at all unusual and the free use of ever- 
greens is always advisable for such a case quite apart from any considerations of their own richness of color and beauty of form.] 
T HE accompanying planting plan 
shows the layout of a moderate 
sized suburban property in the 
vicinity of Philadelphia. The 
extent of the property as shown is 200 ft. 
along the street, with a depth of 165 ft. 
The hillside slopes to the south with a drop 
of about 25 ft., or a 15 per cent, grade. 
The architects designed a Dutch Colonial 
house, facing west, with a roomy southern 
porch and a service wing to the northeast. 
This arrangement gives an ideal plan, with 
southwest living room and a southeast 
dining room, both of which command a good 
view over the valley. 
The first floor is about seven feet below 
the sidewalk — but the driveway is not too 
steep for traffic, and though the turn- 
around seems large for the place, sixty feet 
is not too great a diameter in these days of 
long automobiles. The general layout of 
the grounds — the drive, the paths, terraces 
and drying yard — was ail determined with 
the house plan by the architects. The hill 
was terraced, so that surface drainage was 
taken care of, and so that level lawns were 
available for a drying yard and a play- 
