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An Effective Border Planting of Shrubs and Trees Screens the Street 
and Adds Charm and Interest to the Grounds 
The Shrubbery Bord er 
T HEIR cheery blossoms among the earliest harbingers of 
Spring, a wealth of bloom throughout the Summer, and 
an Autumnal burst of vivid color in leaf, berry and twig, 
make the shrub borders a continuous source of interest and 
delight throughout the year. There can be no more beautiful 
enframement for lawn or garden than the border of shrubs 
accentuated here and there with evergreens or small flowering 
trees, sheltering the hardy herbaceous plants which form its 
boundary, a pleasant screen against drive or road, and shutting 
out from the beauty of our surroundings some obnoxious view. 
We regard the breaking bud in early Spring with delight, 
for with it comes a realization that Winter’s backbone is 
broken. All through the cold months we have watched the 
jealously-folded bud with the anticipation of gay flowers to 
come. An infinite variety of shrubs herald Spring’s advent 
with riotous bloom. Among the first are the Azaleas, choice 
dwarf shrubs with radiant colors so effective against evergreens; 
the Magnolia, tall and graceful, whose magic blossoms appear 
almost overnight after the first warm days of Spring, and the 
flowering Dogwood appear after the jauntily flowered Golden 
Bell have spread their mist of yellow in the shrubberies. Later 
come the pink and white of the Weigelias and Deutzias, the 
graceful charm of stately Lilacs in rich coloring of many va¬ 
rieties, and Bush Honeysuckles and Mock Oranges with their 
wealth of handsome bloom. 
