HEDGES—Continued 
HOW TO PLANT HEDGES 
The most satisfactory way to plant a hedge is to dig 
a trench about 12 inches wide and a foot and a half 
deep. Set the plants against one edge of the trench so 
they will all be in a straight line and fill in around 
them. 
Privet may be planted in a single row, the plants 1 
foot apart. However, a much better hedge will result 
if it is planted in two rows. Set the plants a foot apart 
up against each side of the trench. Stagger them like 
illustration. 
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— i ft. — y. . . .1 
— 1 ft.— y. 
Trench 
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This makes the plants 6 inches apart and gives a 
much more compact hedge. To figure the number of 
plants needed for a double row hedge, measure the dis¬ 
tance to be planted and allow two shrubs to the foot. 
A fifty foot space would require 100 plants. 
Plant Arbor Vitae, Barberry, Honeysuckle, etc., in a 
single row, the plants one foot apart. In using the 
higher growing shrubs for a screen, plant them from 
3 to 4 feet apart. 
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