ROSE HILL NURSERY 
The Modern Way To Plant The Home Grounds 
The modern way of planning is to plant the whole 
grounds, not just the foundation alone. Where space 
permits, the lot is divided by planting into such por¬ 
tions as the front yard or public area, the rear yard 
or private area and the service area. 
Planting Should Break the Line 
Between House and Grounds 
Most houses appear bare and cold without the soft¬ 
ening influence of planting about the house founda¬ 
tion. Use graceful flowering shrubs and other plants 
to take away the abrupt and harsh separation of house 
and grounds. The fragrance of flowers, the color and 
texture of foliage, the contrast of twig and berry are 
but part of the beauty you will enjoy from plants in 
the foundation planting. 
The Front Yard Should be Open 
and Inviting 
It is in good taste to leave the front yard open to 
the public, and to make this portion of your grounds 
so attractive that it makes a pleasing impression on 
the passerby. 
For the utmost in attractiveness in this area, plan to 
have an open stretch of well kept lawn framed on either 
side by plantings of evergreens and shrubs placed in 
pleasing arrangement. Plant trees for shade and to 
frame the view of your house. 
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Consider first the entrance. It may well be accented 
by a balanced planting of evergreens or of shrubs; the 
finer textured and richer foliaged sorts should be select¬ 
ed. A higher growing plant in back and on either side 
will give accent to the doorway. 
For under the windows low growing varieties are 
recommended. At the corners of the house use plants 
of a taller growing nature, and make the planting bed 
wider at this point. Both evergreens and the plants 
which shed their leaves each year have their place in 
foundation planting. 
Plant vines to climb up along the chimney wall and 
clothe it with a bit of green foliage. Bring a pleasing 
intimacy to your porch by training vines along the side 
and over the top. 
A few individual specimen 
plants are in good taste if 
carefully placed. A living Christ¬ 
mas tree planted near the house will 
add year round beauty and will be a 
permanent tree for holiday decoration. 
And lastly, provide shade trees for the park¬ 
way for comfort and beauty of your street. 
Every Home Should Have an Outdoor 
Living Room 
In place of an open rear yard within the view of 
everyone you should plan a private outdoor living room. 
Here you can enjoy the sunshine, and work among your 
shrubbery and gay flowers out of the sight of prying 
eyes. Let the turf provide a green carpet; plant beau¬ 
tiful trees, shrubs and evergreens to make the walls 
which set the room apart and screen it from view. 
Plant hardy flowers along the borders to provide fra¬ 
grance and color. Then locate a few trees to provide 
comfortable shade and fruit. Altogether you will have 
a room as delightful as anyone could dream, a room 
which will give you countless hours of enjoyment and 
satisfaction. 
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