
SCREEN OR WINDBREAK 
Evergreens used for windbreaks or screens should be a tall wide and upright 
growing variety such as Douglas Fir, Concolor Fir, Norway Spruce, Black Hills 
Spruce, Austrian Pine, Scotch Pine and any other tree of this habit. Planting 
can be made of either one or two rows and trees are usually spaced from 8 to 12 
feet apart. 


DECORATIVE USES 
Small sized Evergreens of various types are attractive for winter window 
boxes. Various Spruces, Pines, Firs and Junipers may be selected. For use in 
tubs for porches, entrances and similar uses the various Junipers, Yews and 
Arborvitaes are appropriate. Decorative Evergreens are not satisfactory for 
indoor use, but will survive severe cold. 


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HEDGES 
Evergreens retain their foliage throughout the year, respond to trimming 
and may be developed into either a loose informal hedge, or close clipped solid 
walls of green. Hedges may be maintained at a height of only a few inches or 
may be grown into tall screens 10 or 12 feet or more in height. Yews, Arbor- 
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OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM 
The outdoor living room is a landscape feature which is rapidly becoming 
established in most home landscaping. Evergreens have a place in this kind of 
planting, both as a screen to insure privacy, or as a background to plantings of 
flowers. Various trees are appropriate for this type of planting, depending 
upon the style of the area to be developed. 
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BORDER 
Border plantings for use along lot lines or for dividing various parts of the 
grounds can be composed of a wide variety of plant material. Some tall grow- 
ing Spruces, Firs and Pines are needed for the bulk of the planting and this 
can be faced with the lower spreading types such as low growing Junipers, 
Yews, Mugho Pine, and other more dwarf varieties. 

CEMETERY DECORATION 
Evergreens are used for cemetery decorations in various ways, for planting 
around monuments, as shown in the sketch, for use at corners of lots, or in 
many instances, for grave cover. For this latter purpose there are various 
types of trailing or low growing Junipers, which will completely cover the 
ground, and make a solid mat of green throughout the year. 
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GOLF COURSES 
Golf courses offer many opportunities for the use of Evergreens. For use at 
entrances, around buildings, along driveways and also as a shelter or ornament 
around the tee. An effect as shown in this sketch could be made up of Firs, 
Spruces or Pines in any of the tall, upright growing varieties. 



WOODS PLANTING 
On country estates or farms, or other areas where there is a natural woods 
of hardwood trees, such Evergreens as Douglas Fir and some others, which 
will survive a certain amount of shade, can be mixed in the woods to change 
the character of the woodland and provide a touch of green for the winter 
months. 
