FASHIONING THE GARDEN. 
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ever, are expensive to build. The cost of a 9m. wall 5ft. for 
a quarter-acre garden would be about jQ 82 ; half-acre, ^116 ; 
and one acre, ;£i6o. Stone walls would be more expensive 
still. Wooden fences are cheaper, oak paling (close) costing 
£64 per quarter-acre; ^91 per half-acre; and ,£135 per 
acre. Open-pale fencing (oak) is cheaper still, costing ^35 
per quarter-acre ; ^50 per half-acre ; and j £ 67 per acre. In 
all cases such fences are 5ft. high. Higher fences would, of 
course, cost proportionately more. Open fencing, although 
the cheapest, is by no means the best, as the constant passage 
of air through the paling causes draughts which are inimical 
to the well-being of the plant. There is not the slightest 
doubt that hedges are best for garden boundaries. They 
admit air to the garden, yet prove an efficient shelter from 
draughts, and are more pleasing to the eye. Moreover, 
they are less expensive than walls or fences, the cost per 
lineal yard, including plants, labour of planting, etc., not 
exceeding is. 6d. The best shrubs for forecourt hedges 
are Oval-leaved (green) or Golden Privet and Euonymus. 
For general boundary hedges, especially in exposed posi- 
tions, Thorn (“ Quick ") and Beech make a splendid hedge. 
These should be planted alternately. Hornbeam, again, 
makes a fine shelter hedge. The Myrobalan Plum, too, is 
a good hedge shrub, being specially suitable for keeping 
out cattle. Privet anc\ Beech also do well together. 
Privet alone makes a neat hedge for suburban gardens. 
For division hedges in the garden, Holly, Yew, Box, Thuya 
occidentalis (Arbor-vitae) and gigantea (Lobbii) and Cu- 
pressus lawsoniana are good subjects. The first three grow 
very slowly, but eventually make grand hedges. Holly may 
also be used as a boundary hedge. Laurel makes a good 
dense hedge, but is only adapted for sheltered positions. 
In planting a hedge it is most essential that the soil be 
trenched 3ft. wide and deep, and have plenty of rotten 
manure mixed with it. The shrubs will then do well. 
Evergreens should be planted in May or September, and the 
rest in autumn. Holly and Thorns (one Holly and six 
Thorns per lineal yard) ; Berberis Darwinii and Thorn (two 
Berberis and four Thorns per lineal yard); and Berberis Darwinii 
and Holly (one Berberis and two Hollies per lineal yard) also 
make splendid hedges. 
