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Six Schemes for the Foundation Border 
{Continued from page 70) 
Broad-leaved evergreens demand a 
house of considerable dignity (Prob¬ 
lem 6) where they are used alone, or 
in Problem 2, where they are com¬ 
bined with evergreens. Of these, the 
most conspicuous are the rhododen¬ 
dron hybrids, both tall and dwarf. 
There are also many interesting 
plants of lower growth : box, if the 
climate permits, in standard, pyra¬ 
midal or bush form; Japanese holly 
(Ilex crenata) which closely resem¬ 
bles box and has the advantage of 
being entirely hardy; Andromeda 
floribitnda. lily-of-the-valley shrub, 
with its racemes of white flowers; 
Azalea amcena, with small flowers of 
flaming rose pink; low-growing 
Daphne cneoruin with its terminal 
clusters of fragrant pink blossoms; 
and the well-beloved mountain laurel 
{Kalmia latifolia) are among the best 
of the smaller shrubs. Two good 
evergreen edging plants are Pachy- 
sandra tcrminalis and English ivy, the 
latter to be clipped and pegged down. 
For Deciduous Planting 
Deciduous plantings belong with 
certain types of houses for which 
evergreens are inadequate or too for¬ 
mal. They are much less expensive 
and provide a wealth of variety, suc¬ 
cess depending upon a discriminating 
choice and careful placing, using more 
kinds and smaller groups than in the 
boundary planting. 
Occasional small trees like flower¬ 
ing dogwoods, flowering crabs and 
cherries, thorns or laburnums are 
necessary and interesting as accents 
against the bare corners of the house. 
Picturesque shapes like sumach or 
Hercules’ Club (Afalia spinosa) will 
give an immediate effect of size and 
vary the rounded contours. 
For the intermediate shrubs in de¬ 
ciduous planting the usual garden- 
esque flowering shrubs are all suit¬ 
able, such as lilacs, forsythias, mock 
orange, spiraeas, and deutzias. In 
some locations a more woodsy effect 
is desired, when azaleas, sweet pepper 
bush, virburnum, etc., may be used. 
For facing down deciduous shrubs 
Japanese barberry is by far the best. 
Its form is dense and compact, it will 
grow practically anywhere, its foliage 
turns a wonderful red in autumn, and 
its abundant red berries remain on 
the bush all winter. Deutzia Le- 
moinei is an excellent edging shrub 
for summer effect, in its rich white 
blossoms being no mean elf in the 
train of May. 
Some portion of the house walls 
should be clothed by vines alone, and 
not shrubs, in order to leave visible 
the straight line of the walls, which 
should be only softened and not 
obliterated by the planting. A congru¬ 
ous use of Boston ivy is seen in Prob¬ 
lem 4. Of other clinging vines Eng¬ 
lish ivy does well as far north as 
Boston if not exposed to the winter 
sun, Evonymius radicans is an ex¬ 
tremely hardy evergreen vine, trum¬ 
pet creeper (Teconia radicans) climbs 
both wood and stone, and of the Vir¬ 
ginia creepers, Ampclopsis Engle- 
manni clings the best. For heavy 
masses at the eaves, Actinidia may 
be trained up the conductor pipe, 
while for porches, roses are pre-emi¬ 
nent. Other varieties than the ubiq¬ 
uitous ramblers are suggested in the 
planting list for Problem 3. 
Concurrent with the roses, the 
large-fiowered white Clematis Henryi 
or the lavender C. lanuginosa is very 
effective. Wistaria, which occasion¬ 
ally sulks for years and refuses to 
flower, may sometimes be successfully 
brought to blossom by root pruning, 
or better still if only those plants are 
purchased which have been grafted 
with flowering buds. For fall. Cle¬ 
matis paniculata, a soft mass of 
cream}" bloom, contrasts with the red 
of the Japanese barberry. 
Only a few herbaceous plants 
should be used with deciduous shrubs, 
and those of a bold nature, such as 
peonies, funkia, phlox or thermopsis. 
Of bulbs, lilies have a particular 
affinity for rhododendron beds, from 
the standpoint of both looks and cul¬ 
tivation. If planted in groups and 
not in stiff lines, narcissi may be used 
in front of both evergreen and de¬ 
ciduous planting. Some unusual tu¬ 
lips for special use with evergreens 
are descril)ed in the planting list for 
Problem 2, and some excellent late 
ones for planting in front of white 
flowering shrubs in List 3. 
In conclusion, it must be remem¬ 
bered that simplicity in design, dis¬ 
crimination and restraint in the choice 
of shrubs, and care in their soil prep¬ 
aration, placing and actual planting 
operations are absolutely necessary 
to insure successful effects with foun¬ 
dation planting. 
Fresh Berries—With Cream 
{Continued from page 25) 
fruit border is well away from trees 
and hedges whose roots rob the soil 
of much of its nourishing power, the 
surroundings make no particular dif¬ 
ference. There should be, however, 
plenty of room provided for cultiva¬ 
tion around the bushes, 6' or 7' being 
allowed between rows in case more 
than a single line is planted. Black¬ 
berries should stand 5' apart in the 
row, and raspberries, currants and 
gooseberries 4'. 
For cultural purposes, these four 
species of small fruits may be divided 
into two groups, the first comprising 
the blackberries and raspberries 
(true "canes”), and the second the 
bush-like currants and gooseberries. 
The former group calls for a sup¬ 
porting trellis, as already mentioned. 
A good one may be made with stout 
posts, 4' above the ground and 15' 
apart, between which are strung 
three lines of heavy wire. To these 
wires the canes should be tied. 
Spring pruning of blackberries and 
raspberries makes for better crops. 
It should be done earl}", before 
growth starts, and the weaker the 
plant the more severely should it 
be cut. Unless the growth is poor, 
cut back only When the plants 
are first set out, cut the shoots almost 
to the ground, leaving not more than 
two eyes. As soon as the bearing 
season is over, take off all the old 
shoots at the ground level, as their 
usefulness is past. When the young 
canes reach the top of the trellis 
they should be pinched back a little 
to encourage side grow"th. 
When it comes to currants the 
pruning is of a different character. 
Early each spring a few of the old¬ 
est shoots should be cut off at the 
ground to prevent the bushes becom¬ 
ing superannuated, as, unlike the pre¬ 
ceding sorts, it is not the youngest 
wood which bears. Gooseberries, 
too, call for similar treatment, with 
the additional purpose of keeping the 
{Continued on page 74) 
