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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
soil is poor and you want a quickly growing 
hedge plant, use the Portugal laurel ; and even 
the common laurel, robber though he is, or a 
privet of the small-leaved kind, or lime or 
beech. 
On one side of the hedge shall be planted 
flowering and fruiting trees, and an almond, 
Prunus pissardi , with its red leaves and early 
white blossom, double cherries, Pyrus malus , 
apples, pears, quinces, and plums, with grass 
under them. This will make a shady lawn, 
which may have early daffodils, crocus, and 
snowdrops planted in the grass. If the trees 
are carefully arranged not in exactly straight 
lines, a pretty vista may be attained. On the 
other side of the hedge shall be the herbaceous 
borders, each 1 1 feet wide, with a paved path 
in the centre 3 feet wide. 
Now we have the hedge as a background 
to one border, and the wall or fence to the 
other. If the wall has a good exposure and sun, 
plant roses, honeysuckle, jasmine, ceanothus, 
escallonia (with evergreen leaves), and clematis. 
If facing north, then small-leaved privet (nailed 
in), Cratcegus pyracantha , euonymus, and even 
rosemary may be trained on it. The borders 
may be slightly raised, a foundation of clinker, 
old brick rubble or stones, being used to 
