
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 se- 
lected. For use in tubs for porches, entrances and similar uses the vari- 
ous Junipers, Yews and Arborvitaes are appropriate. Decorative Ever- 
greens are not satisfactory for indoor use, but will survive severe cold. 

HEDGES 
Evergreens retain their foliage throughout the year, respond to trim- 
ming 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, Arborvitaes and Junipers make good hedge material. 
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 growing 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 
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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 shel- 
ter 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. 


“OUTDOOR 
LIVING ROOM 
The outdoor living room is a landscape feature which is rapidly be- 
coming established in most home landscaping. Evergreens have a place 
in this kind of planting, both as a screen to insure privacy, or as a back- 
ground 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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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. 
