One of the mark- 
ers at Ivy Hill 
Forest is a buge 
gneiss Stone, inset 
with a panel of 
marble cut from the 
same quarry which 
supplied the stone 
for the first monu- 
ment erected to the 
memory of George 
Washington in Mt. 
Vernon Place, 
Baltimore. On the 
panel is engraved 
the inscription, 
“Dedicated to Con- 
? > 
servation. 
: CATED 10. Be . 
CONSERVATION © 
land where a few weeks before the reflected sunshine of fallen tulip poplar leaves 
carpeted every trail. 
Over the years we have evolved ideas about the most effective and economical 
ways to restore beauty and productivity. After devoting large amounts of money and 
labor to developing areas of outstanding beauty, we think it is desirable to confine 
planting to the use of many small plants rather than a few large ones. 
Gradually, watching the beauty we have helped to create at Ivy Hill Forest, we 
began to wonder whether others would like to share the benefit of our experience. 
So we developed a completely satisfactory method of shipping small living plants by 
mail and in sufficient variety to enable other gardeners to enjoy the economy, value 
and beauty of Perkie Plants. 
The Perkie Plants we offer are all two years old or more, and are mostly ericaceous. 
They are relatively shallow rooting; they require no cultivation and seldom need 
watering. Adequate moisture can be preserved with a mulch of humus, peat or leaves 
and the occasional addition of nutrients. What we have done at Ivy Hill Forest on a 
large scale, others can do on a suburban lot or on an estate of hundreds of acres. 
We believe there has been a degree of dedication mn the work our family has 
done over the last twelve years. The wildlife, the wildflowers, trees and shrubs seem 
not to have resented our invasion of their sanctuary, as they have multiplied many-fold. 
We at Ivy Hill Forest have been richly rewarded with nature’s bountiful beauty. 
Every sunrise and sunset have been worth much more than the “‘price of admission,” 
that price being the willingness to work with nature and enjoy her rich rewards. 
Cordially yours, 
MEM 
President Ivy Hitt Forest, Inc. 
P.S. We have the same conservation philosophy as the tree- 
planting Scotsman who said: “They be growing while ye 
be sleeping.” 
FRONT COVER ILLUSTRATION: View toward lake at Ivy Hill Forest 
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