24 EDWARD LEHDE NURSERIES, GARDENVILLE, N. Y. 

Evergreens 
for Year-Round ‘Beauty 
Plant in season .. . August to December . . . March to June 
Evergreens have an important place in the land- 
scape, and are used in many different ways. They 
make an excellent foundation planting, either by 
themselves or in conjunction with shrubs. They are 
used as accent plants in the shrub border, adding 
to both Winter and Summer effect, and are also 
used as specimen plants in the lawn. They make 
the best windbreaks and are very desirable for 
hedges and screen planting. 
When used in foundation planting care must be 
taken to use only those types suitable for this 
purpose. Forest tree types, such as Spruces and 
Pines, soon grow out of bounds. Although they look 
all right at first while small, in a few years they 
are out of proportion with the house. Pyramid types 
are excellent but best planted at corners oF to 
frame the entrance, and should not be planted 
under the windows as they will grow too tall and 
hide the view. They should not be planted in rows 
along the house foundation as they do not mass 
well and are much more effective when used to 
accent the more important parts of the building. 
Spreading types should be spaced between these 
pyramidal accent plants. 
A combination of evergreens and shrubs makes 
an interesting foundation planting, as does also a 
combination of narrow-leaved evergreens and 
broad-leaved evergreens. (See Broadleaf Ever- 
greens, page 23.) These combination plantings are 
especially suited to shady locations, and give more 
variety than if only the narrow-leaved evergreens 
are used. 
In choosing evergreens for the home planting the 
smaller sizes will transplant better and although 
the planting may look thin for a year or two, it 
will eventually make a better looking planting than 
if over-planted at the beginning. The most impor- 
tant consideration after choosing the right type of 
evergreens is to see that they are planted properly 
in well-prepared soil. 
HOW TO PLANT BALLED AND BURLAPPED 
EVERGREENS 
Start your evergreens right. Follow these direc- 
tions carefully, using freshly dug stock. This is 
very important. 
Use good garden soil with some peat moss incor- 
porated, as this will help retain the moisture. A 
good-sized hole should be dug so that the ever- 
green can be easily turned around in the hole and 
so placed in the correct position. The burlap need 
not be removed but loosened at the top and spread 
away from the stem of the plant. The evergreen 
should be planted at approximately the same depth 
as it was in the nursery. Water well before the 
hole is entirely filled with earth which has been 
packed tightly around the plant, and leave to settle 
before the final leveling off. A slight depression 
around the evergreen, so that the water will run 
toward the plant, is better than the soil mounded 
up around the plant, as this causes the water to 
run off too quickly. Mulching with peat moss after 
planting is very beneficial. 
FOUNDATION PLANTING 
Tall Low 
Arborvitate, American Arborvitae, Globe 
Arborvitae, Pyramid Arborvitae, 
Siberian 
Juniper, Pfitzer’s 
Juniper, Sabina 
Arborvitae, Douglas Golden 
Juniper, Irish 
Juniper virginiana 
Juniper virginiana burki Pine, Mugho 
Juniper virginiana cannarti Yew, Japanese 
Juniper virginiana glauca (Spreading) 
Juniper virginiana schotti 
Yew, Upright (Excellent for shade) 
FOR HEDGES AND SPECIMENS 
Tall Low 
Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Globe 
Fir, Douglas Arborvitae, 
Siberian 
Yew, Japanese 
Pine, Austrian 
Pine, Scotch 
Spruce, Colorado 
Spruce, Norway 
SUMMER CARE OF EVERGREENS 
With the advent of hot, dry Summer weather, 
evergreens should be given plenty of water and 
carefully guarded against red spider attacks. This 
pest is a very small mite, barely visible. If allowed 
to become numerous on evergreens this mite will, 
through its habit of sucking sap from the foliage, 
cause the evergreens to lose their characteristic 
colors and assume a rusty appearance. Red spider 
can readily be controlled by the employment of 
one of the following methods: 
1. Syringe the foliage with water under pressure 
from a garden hose or power sprayer, taking par- 
ticular pains to secure a forceful spray applied 
from underneath the foliage. This is one of the best 
ways of controlling red spider. 
2. Dust with sulphur liberally on a warm day, 
using a superfine commercial brand of dusting sul- 
phur. The blower type of duster is best as the 
sulphur can be better applied to the under side of 
the leaves where red spider is most numerous. 
No injury will result from any of these treat- 
ments. Syringing with water under pressure is also 
the best way to remove dust and soot in smoky 
situations. This should be done at regular intervals 
of a week or two in the Summer and occasionally 
in mild Winter weather. Repeat treatment six days 
after first application to kill young spiders escap- 
ing in egg stage and remember that applications 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
