The Green Frame 
of the Gar den... Shrubs 
hen the home grounds have been plotted, the 
next step is the arrangement for skeleton 
planting, which should provide a balanced, 
properly-proportioned framework around which 
the remaining planting may be grouped for form, 
symmetry, color and accent. This skeleton of framework is essen¬ 
tially composed of shrubs and trees. As this structure is more or 
less permanent, it should be most carefully thought out. 
Gardeners learn much from experience, but much loss of time 
and material also may be saved by making a proper plan on paper 
first. It seems good advice to begin with a few things. Learn the 
soil requirements, whether lime, acid, neutral, sandy, moist or dry; 
whether in open sun or in semi-shade; and then see that the flower 
beds are properly made (according to the article on soils). When 
such a common-sense plan is carried out, the great enthusiasm of 
the first garden project will not end in disappointment, and the 
plants in premature death, for one will not plant Azaleas and 
Rhododendrons with Cacti and Yaupon with sickness and death as 
the final outcome. 
May we say here to those who are building on a new or vacant 
lot: study the future position of house, garage and any auxiliary 
buildings that they may be grouped for most convenient service, 
using the minimum of ground and, above all, to occupy the least 
and less desirable space for future planting. Also, take into con¬ 
sideration the outlook from living and dining rooms, that the 
A Landscape 
Plan Urged 
General 
Plan On 
Paper 
Place All 
Buildings 
Carefully 
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