EVERGREENS 
Evergreens with their brilliant summer green contrasts and vivid winter tints are an 
essential in landscape design. For foundation plantings they furnish solid masses of inter¬ 
esting color at all seasons. Fine contrasts in color, texture and form can easily be had in 
combining the many varieties in groups. Th e appearance of most other shrubs and trees 
is enhanced by interplantings of evergreens. 
As single trees not combined with others for accent of doorways, corners or in favored 
spots in the landscape scene, evergreens are of first importance. In forming screens, 
hedges, and windbreaks, however, their greatest worth is apparent for they are as effec¬ 
tive in winter as in summer and with but few exceptions are entirely amenable to trim¬ 
ming and shaping. Greens, greys, yellows and blues and all intermediate shades are 
available in shapes that are column-like, pyramidal, broadly conical, round, half upright, 
and creeping. Once they are established they require little care. 
PLANTING AND WATERING INSTRUCTIONS. 
First dig a hole about two feet wider than the ball 
but not deeper. Then take the evergreen and place 
it carefully in the hole and fill in with a small 
amount of soil. Straighten it, standing back to in¬ 
spect it from all viewpoints until satisfied that 
it is perfectly upright and appears to best advan¬ 
tage. Fill the hole until the ball is half covered, thor¬ 
oughly tramping the soil in place. Then take a sharp 
knife and carefully cut the burlap around the cir¬ 
cumference of the ball at the ground line. Untie the 
knotted burlap at the trunk and remove the upper 
half of the burlap covering of the ball. Now fill in 
more soil so that the hole will be about two-thirds 
full. Fill the remainder with water two or three times 
letting it soak in thoroughly between each applica¬ 
tion. Then fill in the rest of the hole with the remain¬ 
ing dirt leaving the surface saucer-like and again 
water thoroughly. Repeat this watering frequently 
until the tree is well established. Finally firm the 
soil after planting is completed. During the follow¬ 
ing weeks water the evergreen at least twice weekly 
or if the soil is sandy oftener since water will filter 
through sand quickly. Only in clay soil is overwater¬ 
ing danaerous. Do not water when the soil is even 
slightly moist beneath the surface. 
Juniperus squamata meyeri MEYER JUNIPER 4 feel 
Sometimes called the "Fish Tail Juniper." A tree which has a 
most attractive radiant pearl-grey color that seems to change 
in hue with the changes of light upon it. Its fan like irregular 
shape is strikingly different from other evergreens and permits 
its use in informal foundation and group plantings. It asks for a 
dry sunny location. 
Juniperus safcina SAVIN JUNIPER 6 feet 
This is one of the half erect forms that can be put to so many 
uses, adding variety and interest to the group in which it is 
placed. The color is distinctly a darker green than is generally 
found in Junipers; the branches are informally spreading and 
rather low, but the dense foliage and solid color makes it suitable 
for formal as well as informal plantings. It tolerates a hot dry 
location and grows well under average garden conditions. 
Juniperus communis depressa plumosa ANDORRA JUNIPER 2 feet 
This interesting creeper clings close to the ground and is 
especially suited for rock garden work or planting on slopes. In 
Fall the color changes to a reddish purple, which makes it dis¬ 
tinct from all other evergreens. 
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