Many of our modern houses are built very low and snugly to the 
ground. In these cases, it is not necessary to plant solidly along the entire 
front of the house. In fact, very often a simple grouping of the proper 
kinds of plants at the house corners and by the entrance with grass growing 
up to the foundation elsewhere, will prove sufficient and in the best of 
taste. 
Vines trained on the houses walls or trellises help considerably 
in tying the house to its surrounding landscape. Quaint old buildings 
smothered with Ivy or festooned with Roses or Wisteria seem to be a part 
of the very earth itself. This also should be the effect obtained by the 
well designed foundation planting. 
Almost any plant may be used for planting near the house if it is 
slow growing or if it takes kindly to shearing. We have listed below a 
number of plants very well adapted for foundation planting. Many of 
them have attractive flowers as well as rich, evergreen foliage. 
Evergreens 
TALL 
CEDAR, RED—The tall, narrow ever¬ 
green of the countryside. Best used 
on the sunny sides of the house. 
Rather subject to the red spider. 
CRTPTOMERIA, LOBB—A very tall 
narrow evergreen with foliage 
turning bronze purple in winter. 
To be used at corners or in front of 
chimneys. 
CYPRESS, SHELL-PLUME—This is the 
best of the Retinosporas for plant¬ 
ing near the house. It is rich and 
dark in color and grows quite slow¬ 
ly- 
FIRETHORAi —Rather tall spreading 
evergreen plant with brilliant 
orange-red berries. Should not be 
planted where morning sun in 
winter strikes it. 
HEMLOCK, CA7s[ADA and CARO- 
LITSjA—Very graceful, bushy ever¬ 
greens which may be used at corners 
or in front of large bare wall spaces 
if not too exposed to wind. Shear 
lightly to keep compact and in scale. 
HOLLY, AMERICA?^ — A splendid 
plant for the foundation planting 
because of its dark foliage and hand¬ 
some berries. Needs room to de¬ 
velop. Likes the north or west side 
of the house best. 
HOLLY, JAPANESE—A smaller Holly 
with leaves more like the Boxwood 
and having black berries. One of 
the most valuable plants for near 
the house. 
YEW, HICKS—A narrow upright ever¬ 
green with rich dark foliage. Ideal 
for narrow places. Requires slight 
shearing each season. A most valu¬ 
able plant. Has red berries in late 
summer. 
YEW, JAPANESE — A taller wider 
plant than the Hicks Yew. Even¬ 
tually grows quite large and should 
be located accordingly. Also needs 
shearing. 
MEDIUM 
ABELIA, GLOSSY—One of those plants 
which add zest and interest to your 
planting. Almost entirely ever¬ 
green with fragrant, pink flowers 
produced nearly all summer. 
ANDROMEDA, JAPANESE — An ex¬ 
tremely desirable plant. It has shiny 
green foliage which is coppery when 
new and very graceful white flow¬ 
ers in early spring. 
AZALEAS—There are several kinds of 
evergreen Azaleas splendid for the 
foundation planting. The white 
flowered Azalea Indica Alba is es¬ 
pecially good. The brilliant Hino- 
degiri is very gay with bright red 
flowers. 
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