. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO SET OUT SHRUBS. Fig. 5. Planting an empty corner has beautiful foliage of a green, summer luxuriance, and from November until it blooms in May shows buds like clusters of unopened lily-of-the-valley. In the summer, porch-boxes filled with Lobb's nasturtiums would give gayety enough. But if your porch is high, say, four feet from the ground, then taller- growing shrubs would be necessary. In this case Spiraea van Houttei would be the best choice, or for a north side rho- dodendrons. Suppose your house is irregu
. The joyous art of gardening; a book of first aid to the amateur. Gardening. HOW TO SET OUT SHRUBS. Fig. 5. Planting an empty corner has beautiful foliage of a green, summer luxuriance, and from November until it blooms in May shows buds like clusters of unopened lily-of-the-valley. In the summer, porch-boxes filled with Lobb's nasturtiums would give gayety enough. But if your porch is high, say, four feet from the ground, then taller- growing shrubs would be necessary. In this case Spiraea van Houttei would be the best choice, or for a north side rho- dodendrons. Suppose your house is irregular—then the shrub-planting must follow the type of house as the Constitu- tion follows the flag. Here (Fig. 3) Spircea van Houttei cuts off a porch from observation, and a single plant of Hydrangea paniculata is at the side of the steps. In place of the hy- drangea, a magnolia could be planted here—Soulangeana or stellata; or, if it is on the north side, a single rhododendron. Between the woodbine and the spiraea could go perennials. When a few shrubs are placed about a kitchen door or beside an "L" such as one often sees in New England, they should be fairly close to the house. The shrubs suggested here are: (1) lilac, (2) bush honeysuckle, (3) grape-vine, (4) flowering almond, (5) syringa. With these one need not fear mischief wrought by hens. (See Fig. 4, p. 134). 135. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, Frances, 1877-. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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