HEDGES 
Frame the 
Lawn 
Provide 
a background 
For Driveways 
Privet provides a suitable low 
hedge or border along driveways 
(12 to 15 inches). 
Buckthorn Hedge 
This is a super-hardy hedge plant. 
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. Is suitable for medium to hig edges; 
Privet Hedge foliage is dark gre=n and free of blights, 
Upright grower, foliage glessy green. Generally kept sheared from aad and ee At home in the 
2 to 4 fect high. Plant 6 to 12 in. apart and 3 to 4 in. deeper than ‘Y°rtMwest. Very drought-resistant. 
they were in the nursery. Hardy except in extreme Northwest. r 
Vanhoutte Spirea Hedge (trimmed) 
Barberry Hedge 
Used extensively where a good dwarf bushy 
hedge is desired. The foliage is an exc-tlent 
green, turning to a beautiful coppery red in the 
fall, followed by pretty red berries. It is not 
susceptible to wheat rust. Can be grown either 
trimmed or untrimmed, with a height of from 
14% to 3 feet. Plant 12 inches apart. Hardy 
st half of Nebraska, southeast South Dakota, 4 
east and south. 
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An excellent green. Very hardy for ## By 
western Nebraska, Wyoming and the “s 
Dakotas. 
Vanhoutte Spirea Hedge (untrimmed) 
Vanhoutte Spirea Hedge 
This is sometimes called Bridal Wreath. Flowers pure 
white in May and early June. Good foliage and very hardy, 
Generally used as an untrimmed hedge, but can be trimmed 
and makes a very fine formal hedge from 3 to 4 feet 
Height natural, 4 to 6 feet. Very hardy. 
Cotoneaster Hedge (acutifolia ) poeeee: pees plant for the West and Northwest. Can 
be kept clipped for perfect formal effect and is also suit- 
able for informal screen hedges. Foliage turns pink and bronze shades with fall frosts. Is very hardy. Drought- 
resistant. Plant 12 inches apart. , 
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Privet (trimmed low) 
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