. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. 190 COMMON SENSE GARDENS kinds. On page 193 are some good posts that may be used with either fences or hedges. Box, Privet, Hemlock, Arbor Vita^, Holly and Spruce are suitable for hedges. A hedge is really the best thing with which to enclose a garden, or the path leading to one, if it is situated on the lawn. A hedge needs some setting off, how- ever, and brick piers or painted wooden posts (page 193) should be used for the four corners and entrance; or for the latter a wooden arch as seen on the previous page. A good combination of hedge
. Common sense gardens. Gardening. [from old catalog]. 190 COMMON SENSE GARDENS kinds. On page 193 are some good posts that may be used with either fences or hedges. Box, Privet, Hemlock, Arbor Vita^, Holly and Spruce are suitable for hedges. A hedge is really the best thing with which to enclose a garden, or the path leading to one, if it is situated on the lawn. A hedge needs some setting off, how- ever, and brick piers or painted wooden posts (page 193) should be used for the four corners and entrance; or for the latter a wooden arch as seen on the previous page. A good combination of hedge and arch is shown opposite, to use for a path when a partly arboured patliAva}^ is desired. The arches may be covered with either. A Picket Fence Honeysuckles or Roses; the former are really better for they carry their blossoms nearly all Summer and are almost evergreen; in fact by the time. 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 Sewell, Cornelius V. V. [from old catalog]. New York, The Grafton press
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