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GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
Appropriate 
Interpreta¬ 
tion of 
Buildings 
to Surround¬ 
ings 
Trees 
Shrubs 
Combina¬ 
tion 
yet offer small framed sketches from each of the various windows 
of the house. 
Much of the interrelationship of the house to the grounds and 
surroundings depends on the development of the natural lay of the 
land, and the utilization of whatever native growth there is on it. 
To this must be added those trees, shrubs and flowers which will 
satisfy its demands. Most enviable is that property which can boast 
large established trees, for these lend a charm nothing else can give. 
And yet even trees can be supplied, where desired, if one chooses 
wisely and has patience. 
Since a year lost in gardening can never be regained, it is wisest 
to follow a very definite plan of planting, taking care that in 
placing every tree and shrub, neither their shade nor their roots 
infringe on the flower garden; and choosing them for texture 
and color tone of leaf, in addition to variabilities in height and 
spread. 
Second in importance only to the trees are the shrubs. Of these 
a large increase in number and types has been contributed by the 
efforts of the late E. H. Wilson, famous horticulturalist, keeper of 
the Arnold Arboretum, who, during the last thirty years, has 
brought into the United States great quantities of valuable plants 
from foreign lands, many of which have proved especially adapt¬ 
able to the South. The variety and amazing range of choice offered 
by this large group of plants is most interesting. There are those 
which all during the spring and summer hold the admiration by 
their lovely flowers; yet most valuable indeed are those that keep 
their glossy green leaves during the winter or cheer with their 
brilliant berries and colorful stems. 
Shrubs are becoming more generally recognized, also, for the 
numerous uses to which they may be put. Together with running 
roses and perennials, they form a practically unchanging back¬ 
ground for a wide choice of colorful annuals, which may be 
varied each year in an unlimited number of combinations. Thus a 
cycle of blossoms paints ever new pictures against the sympathetic 
green of the background. 
