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For covering banks and softening other sharp breaks in the con- 
tour of the home grounds the spreading evergreens will be found 
most useful. Such plantings can reduce maintenance costs and en- 
hance adjacent lawn areas. The difficulty of clipping grass near 
steep steps can be eliminated, and the starkness of unadorned 
masonry may be toned down. Although spreading in form, their 
growth habits are nevertheless neat, and they are easily main- 
tained. 
The outdoor living room takes on new body and substance when 
evergreens are used as features and background. Listless flower 
borders acquire heightened character when complemented by a 
backdrop of evergreens. Lawns, pavings, patios and flagstones are 
delightfully accented by their tasteful selection. Areas hitherto 
unused because of their public location may become the favorite 
family gathering place after a strategic pianting of evergreens. 
When the first frost blasts the annuals in the outdoor flower 
boxes, urns and pots, a planting of evergreens will provide cheer 
and color throughout the winter. Indeed, tub-planted evergreens 
such as Yews, Arbor-Vitaes and Junipers may be used with distinc- 
tion winter and summer. An unusual and effective accent may 
be achieved at Christmastime by lighting potted evergreens on 
porches or steps. Evergreens will not thrive indoors. 
Nothing is so effective as your own taste and imagination 
in creating an effective landscape design for your own home. 
You'll probably want to leave the street side open and use 
plantings to embellish and frame the house. Plan side and 
rear areas for maximum use and enjoyment. Such areas are 
usually divided between service grounds and outdoor living- 
room. Here privacy is essential and evergreen hedges, screens 
and backgrounds come into full play. Be generous with your 
lawn areas. Nothing is more beautiful than an expansive 
carpet of turf. Evergreens serve almost any tree and shrub 
need, except for shade trees and avenue trees, where decidu- 
ous varieties should be used. 
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IN THE LANDSCAPE 
This clipped White Pine hedge graces 
the entrance of the Forrest Keeling Nursery 
office. 
