The Garden Magazine, May, 1921 
193 
Mattie Edwards Hewitt Photo. 
WHERE THE EVERGREEN REIGNS SUPREME 
The value of Dwarf Evergreens is no longer a mooted question! Here they seem to have crept in from afar to drink of the pool, 
and the clustered Cedars have rather the air of nurses imposing good behavior. Despite their somewhat tousled appearance, these 
children of the wild in no wise disturb the studied orderliness of the scene. At the residence of Mr. George D. Pratt, Glen Cove, L. I. 
ashes) will help a lot. The soil at the bottom of the trench 
needs special attention at this stage; top soil can be looked after 
as time goes on. You will now have a trench a foot deep and 
two feet wide; next remove the soil of the adjoining section 
(same width and depth), placing that on top of the section al- 
ready worked over. Proceed along the bed to the end in this 
manner, using the soil that was taken out of the first trench to 
fill in the last. Throw a sprinkling of bone meal on the surface 
previous to levelling, and rake it in. 
The use of stable fertilizer is not advised unless the ground is 
very poor. Bone meal will produce a sturdy growth and give 
deep color to the foliage. The danger of winter scorching is 
reduced when the plan advised is carried out. If the roots are 
in a rich soil the trees make a soft growth which “burns” easily 
or suffers during severe weather. 
Make the beds three feet wide at least, if they are to line a 
path. This will allow the planting of a greater variety and 
also give the individual specimens room to develop. Do not 
plant too close together; it is far better to leave a foot or so of 
earth showing around each tree when placing it. These spaces 
may be planted the first year with some ground cover such as 
Heliotrope; 1 have also used Phlox Drummondi, Gladiolus, and 
Salpiglossis amongst Evergreens with good effect. Japanese 
Anemone and Salvia patens are attractive too, but for richness 
in color there is nothing to equal the old Cottage or the Darwin 
Tulips. These remain for many years and lend a touch to the 
evergreen border at a time when we most appreciate flowers. 
Narcissus are beautiful, but they do not show so well above the 
foliage of the Evergreens after the first year. The Virginia 
Cowslip flowering amongst the dark branches of the Yew takes 
