IN TheVilla Parkivergreen News 
Published by 
THEVILLA PARK EVERGREEN CO. 
Foundation Plantings. 
The purpose of the modern home is not only to be a provision for shelter but the 
outside of the home must also be made livable. ‘the slogan " it is not a home 
until it is planted" surely has its merit. It is gratifying to observe what 
efforts the small home owners have put forth in recent years to beautify their 
home grounds. More and more it is realized that a well planted home not only 
adds beauty but also increases property value. Lets discuss some of the problems 
ome encounters in the landscaping of the home grounds. ‘the first one will be the 
foundation planting. 
What is meant by " Foundation Plantings" ? For- 
merly the planting was done along the street; 
forming a sort of hedge. In modern America the 
plant groupings are pushed back against the 
foundation of. the house. This accounts for the 
phrase ™ Foundation Planting ". 
reance; too many crowded together show bad 
taste. ''the picture below illustrates this 
fact clearly. 
The type of plants used in the foundation plan- 
ting naturally varies in different climatic and 
soil conditions. Other factors to be taken in 
consideration are the architecture of the house 
shade, excess of smoke and of course a person's 
own likes and dislikes. 
une fact stands out clearly however: the old idea 
of setting out just a few bushes in front of the 
house and call it a planting has,been discarded. 
With the developing of a great variety of ever- 
greens, shrubs are used more sparingly than befo- 
re. There are indeed evergreens for every clima- 
te and soil condition. 
Varieties of evergreens which grow too lar- 
ge, such as Spruce, Pines or Firs should not 
be planted too close to the foundation. 
Dark green evergreens should not be planted 
against dark red brick houses. In this case 
lighter colored evergreens, such as Silver 
Cedar, Pfitzer Juniper, produce better land- 
scape effects. 
Beluw are a few more examples of foundation 
plantings. 
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Dundee Juniper 
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Dwarf Japanese Yew 
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It is well to lay out the planting on paper befo- 
re any actual planting is done. ‘this will give a 
general idea of how the planting will look. It 
will save much labor and undue handling of the 
evergreens. The picture below will illustrate 
the idea. 
; Japanese Upright Yew 
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Bin Danese Upright Yew 
Pfitzer Juniper 
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2? Pyramidal Arbor Vitae 
85! Japanese Spreading Yew 
A common mistake in foundation plantings is A 
overplanting. This not only spoils the appea- 
rance of the planting but also evergreens 
will not do well in crowded conditions. A few 
well selected evergreens give a refined appea- 
{43 Cannart Cedar 
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353 Japanese Upright Yew 
