12 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
GARDEN ON ESTATE OF 
ruch more frequently than it should be. Not only do 
hedges enhance the grounds which they outline, but they 
also often add to the value of property, and frequently 
to a family of good taste seeking a new location they are 
the deciding point in the purchase of an estate. 
The kind of hedge to plant depends upon the use for 
which it is intended. If it is wanted as a simple garden 
separation, arborvitae trained to a height of about three 
feet is good, and it is particularly attractive when the top 
is kept rounded. This shaping sheds the snow much bet- 
ter than the square top, and thus is less likely to suffer in- 
jury from the snow lodging upon it and making deep holes 
in it, which will necessitate the careful tying up and draw- 
ing in of the tender little shoots to cover up the havoc 
wrought. 
For division lines between residences, or along the 
highway, or for a border to driveways, Norway spruce 
is the best hedge to select, with the Hemlock second. 
Many people consider the latter the more beautiful of the 
two, but its growth is slower and it is not as_ strong. 
Four feet is the proper height for a hedge of this sort, 
and, in fact, for a driveway border it is better not to have 
it more than three feet high. 
For defensive purposes, to keep out trespassers and 
cattle, some thorny hedge like the honey locust or the 
osage orange ‘should be selected. Ejither of these trained 
to a height of five or six feet, and well cared for, con- 
stitutes a barrier impassable to man or beast. Other 
good plants for this purpose are the Japanese Barberry, 
which is characterized by handsome foliage of tiny light 
green oval-shaped leaves that turn to brilliant shades of 
red and orange in the fall, with slender, graceful branches, 
protected by small thorns, and lined with scarlet berries 
from early autumn until well into the winter; the Wash- 
ington Thorn, a species that flowers in June, with leaves 
that color brightly in the fall, and branches hung with 
red fruit well into the winter; and the English Hawthorn, 
much employed in English gardens, and very popular in 
that country, which bears clusters of single white, frag- 
rant flowers in May, and later scarlet fruit. 
For screening purposes, Norway spruce grown to a 
height of several feet is good as is the Golden: Retinosporo, 
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characterized by soft plume-like golden foliage, that re- 
tains its yellow coloring throughout the winter. When 
pruned it becomes symmetrical and regular, and it is espec- 
ially well adapted for use as a hedge. ‘Then there is the 
American Arborvitae, the Hemlock Spruce, the Cali- 
fornia Privet, and the Lilac. 
Norway Spruce, Austrian Pine, White Pine, Scotch 
Pine, American Arborvitae, Hemlock Spruce and Eu- 
ropean Beech are all excellent as wind-breaks arranged 
to shelter vegetable or flower gardens, or to shut out the 
wind from some bleak spot, while for the flowering hed- 
ges now frequently employed to embellish garden spaces, 
or to outline central grass plots on extensive lawns, al- 
most all the flowering shrubs are suited. 
The planting of hedges may be considered under two 
groups,—deciduous hedges, or those which lose their fol- 
iage in the winter, and evergreen hedges. The former, 
including the California Privet, Osage Orange, Haw- 
thorn and Berberis, should be planted early in the spring 
as soon as the ground can be worked to good advantage, 
and care should be exercised that the plants chosen are 
not too large. The trouble with the average hedge grower 
is that he is too impatient and wants a full grown hedge 
as soon as he decides to have one at all, but, of course, 
this is impossible if quality is to be considered. 
Plants two or three feet high for Berberis, and 
three or four feet at the outside for the others is as large 
as is advisable to set out, and as soon as set, they should 
be cut down to within a foot or six inches of the 
ground. This will enable them to get a uniform start, 
and in addition will insure the hedge being well filled at 
the bottom. 
A good wide trench should be dug at least eighteen 
inches wide and eighteen inches deep. Put in some well- 
rotted manure mixed with good top soil, and when the 
trench is filled up to the required depth set the plants in 
line in the middle of it, spread the roots out flat, fill up 
with good soil and press firmly around them. A mulch 
of well-rotted manure is always beneficial, as it keeps a 
uniform moisture. 
One plant should be allowed to each foot for a single 
row, and if a wide hedge is desired, a double row with 
