HEDGES 
Frame the 
Lawn 
Provide 
a background 
For Driveways 
Privet provides a suitable low 
hedge or border along driveways 
(12 to 15 inches). 
ee ; Buckthorn Hedge 
Mees * ial This is a super-hardy receneeie. 
° Is. suitable for medium to high hedges; 
Privet Hedge foliage is dark green and free of blights, 
rusts, and insects. At home in the 
Northwest. Very drought-resistant. 
Upright grower, foliage glcssy green. Generally kept sheared from 
2 to 4 fect high. Plant 6 to 12 in. apart and 3 to 4 in. deeper than 
they were in the nursery. Hardy except in extreme Northwest. r 
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Vanhoutte Spirea Hedge (trimmed) 
Barberry Hedge 
Used extensively where a good dwarf bushy 
hedge is desired. The foliage is an exc_tleat 
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 
1% to 3 feet. Plant 12 inches apart. Hardy 
east half of Nebraska, southeast South Dakota, pe 
east and south. 
An excellent green. Very hardy for 
western Nebraska, Wyoming and the 
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) The best hedge 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. 
Privet (trimmed low) 
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