Seashore and eWGdsummer 
Gardening 
Quite naturally, gardening on Cape Cod tends to 
bring emphasis on problems of seashore exposure. 
Quantities of beautiful hardy plants, especially 
among the flowering shrubs, trees and evergreens, 
which are thoroughly winter-hardy, and _ thrive 
abundantly in inland sections, do not have the 
hardiness and rigor of constitution that allow them 
to succeed in the face of the stiff salt-laden sea winds 
which prevail along our coastal waters. Yet those 
same plants may be most successfully used if given 
adequate windbreak protection on the sea side, or if 
placed in somewhat sheltered positions. 
Long experience, knowledge that comes often only 
from trial and error, and careful selection in making 
planting plans, are the essential factors in attaining 
success. Rugosa roses, bayberry, beach-plum and the 
more recently introduced Japanese black pines are 
probably the most resistant to sea exposure. But if a 
sturdy windbreak, such as a wall or a fence or a 
thicket of strong shrubbery, is provided on the wind- 
ward side, a surprising number of the less resistant 
kinds of plants will succeed on the sheltered side. 
Plants in exposed situations must be crowded 
more closely than elsewhere, so that the sheltering 
effect of the mass will serve as a protection, just as is 
seen in the thick drifts of native growth that are seen 
near the shore. 
Because Cape Cod has come to be so popular as a 
summer home district, the need here is naturally for 
maximum attractiveness during the summer months. 
For many years we have grown especially in our Cape 
Cod Nurseries and in our greenhouses an exception- 
ally wide selection of summer flowering plants of 
great beauty. So, too, we have made a specialty of 
planning and creating summer gardens throughout 
the Cape which are most successful. 
Our long and varied experience in these problems 
of seashore plantings and summer gardens is another 
important factor in the scope of the capable service 
offered by H. V. Lawrence, Inc. 
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