20 ANDORRA NURSERIES 
Boxwood Hedges in a Formal Garden. A Tall Hedge of Japanese Cypress 
Encloses a Portion of the Garden in the Background. 
Hedges 
T HE treatment of formal terrace and garden, or grounds 
of small extent, where it is desirable to accentuate the 
architectural character of the design by including in it 
the grounds about the house, demands the trim neat lines of 
the clipped hedge. The line and form of masonry or wall is 
agreeably emphasized by the light and shade of hedges placed 
in proper relation, while the flowers and coloring of the garden 
are thrown in pleasant relief against the textured green of 
of enclosing hedges. The beautiful old Yew hedges of England 
find their replica in our country in the Hemlock ( Tsuga ), 
Japanese Cypresses (Retinospora ), and many other evergreens, 
while the charm of green-hedged fields and lawns can easily be 
created with the Hawthorn ( Cratcegus ) and field Maples. 
A walk through Andorra’s hills reminds us of a few trees 
and shrubs admirably adapted to hedge planting, giving an 
idea of the great variety from which we can choose. Plants 
classed under medium height may sometimes be trained into 
high hedges, or may be clipped to a low height, dependent upon 
circumstances and vice-versa. The effect desired, and condi¬ 
tions, vary so greatly in hedge planting that we can advise you 
much more definitely if you will write giving us the require¬ 
ments of your particular problem. 
