Pro'blem 1 may he talcen as one type 
of foundation planting where for¬ 
mality is called for hy the architec¬ 
ture of the house. The plan is at the 
right, and the key to it is shown 
directly helow 
Problem 2, an evergreen planting, 
illustrates a good combined arrange¬ 
ment of coniferous and broad-leaved 
sorts. Bulbs may face this if de¬ 
sired. Beloio, and to the left, are 
key and plan 
PLANTING LIST FOR PROBLEM 1 
Best stock, 
Best stock 
Quantity 
large sizes 
but smaller 
Ht. Price 
Ht. 
Price 
1. 
Thuya occidentalis, 
common American 
arborvitae. 
Of various heights. 
2 plants 
7'-8' $10.00 
5'-6' 
$5.50 
used as accents. 
2. 
Thuya occidentalis 
3 plants 
5'-6' 8.25 
4'-4j4' 
5.25 
3. 
Thuya occidentalis 
1 plant 
3H'-4' 1.25 
2H'-3' 
.80 
4. 
Thuya occidentalis 
var. Wareana, Si¬ 
berian arborvitae. . 
2 plants 
3'-3J4' 5.50 
lJ^'-2' 
1.50 
More spreading 
than the above. 
Also holds color 
better, not turn¬ 
ing brown. 
5. , Thuya occidentalis 
var. globosa, Globe 
arborvitae . 1 plant 3'-3}4' 5.00 2'-2j4' 2.00 
Large specimen 
used as accent at 
corner of house. 
6. Thuya occidentalis 
var. globosa . 12 plants 1S"-18" 10.00 9"-12'' 3.50 
Smaller round 
masses at front of 
planting. 
7. Taxus cuspidatavar. 
capitata, Japanese 
yew. 
Very dark green, 
erect, the only per¬ 
fectly hardy up¬ 
right variety i n 
the Northern 
States. 
8. Taxns cuspidata var. 
' capitata . 
9. Juniperus Sabina, 
compact Savin ju¬ 
niper . 17 plants lJ4'-2' 16.00 l’-l}4' 8.00 
Bushy, low, semi- 
erect, fine dark 
green. Contrast 
well w i t h _ the 
globe arborvitaes 
in foreground. 
10. Ilex crenata, Japa¬ 
nese holly . 14 plants 2'-2j4' 17.50 15"-18" 10.05 
Dense growth re¬ 
sembling box, but 
entirely hardy. 
11. Hedera helix, Eng¬ 
lish ivy . 50 plants 1 yr. 5.00 . 5.00 
$97.50 $54.10 
7 plants lj4'-2' 9.00 . 9.00 
2 plants 3J^'-4' 10.00 2'-254' 3.50 
PlAM 11° 2. 
SIX SCHEMES 
FOR THE 
FOUNDATION 
BORDER 
ELIZABETH LEONARD 
STRANG 
A CERTAIN amount of 
planting is necessary 
around the base of the 
house in order to soften the 
harsh lines and temper the 
architecture with the sur¬ 
rounding landscape, and to 
convey to the owner and 
the beholder alike that feel¬ 
ing of comfort and repose 
vTich is essential to a full' 
appreciation of life. No 
other type of planting must 
bear such close inspection; 
yet, despite that fact, the 
majority are ill-conceived 
and unprepossessing. 
PLANTING LIST FOR PROBLEM 2 
1. Thuya occidentalis, common 
2. Thuya occidentalis var. Wa- 
Retinospora filifera, thread- 
branched Japanese cypress... 
Pendulous, bright green, 
thread-like branches. 
4. Retinospora plumosa (Chamae- 
cyParis pisifera var. plumosa). 
5. Finns montana var. mughus. 
Rhododendron hybrid, album 
elegans, tall white hybrid 
Rhododendron hybrid, Boule 
de Neige, dwarf white hybrid 
Tulipa Kaufmanniana ... 
Early tulip, tall creamy white 
tinged rosy red, appearing 
in March or April. 
Tulipa carinata rubra . 
Dark crimson, center of petal 
having an apple green 
stripe. May. 
10. Tulipa viridifiora . 
Called “the green tulip.” Pale 
green edged creamy yellow. 
May. These three unusual 
tulip species are especially 
effective among evergreens. 
11. Narcissus poeticus var. recur- 
vus .... . 
Pheasant’s eye narcissus, white 
with red or orange eye. Late 
May. A well-known favor¬ 
ite. 
12. Lilium croceum .. . 
Short, vivid orange red lily 
appearing in June. 
13. Lilium speciosum ... 
Japanese lily, tall, pink or 
white, August. 
Quantity 
5 plants 
Size 
4'-4j4’ 
Cost 
$8.00 
4 plants 
2j4'-3' 
8.00 
2 plants 
2J^'-3' 
5.00 
6 plants 
i54'-2’ 
4.00 
9 plants 
l'-l}4' 
9.67 
6 plants 
2'-2}4' 
12.50 
9 plants 
V-iy2' 
9.00 
among the 
evergreens 
$56.17 
25 bulbs 
$2.12 
25 bulbs 
1.00 
25 bulbs 
1.00 
50 bulbs 
.70 
12 bulbs 
2.50 
12 bulbs 
1.50 
$8.82 
