The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . e allowed to grow and intermingle freely. HEDGES: In the pruning of hedges, on the con-trary, it is usually a formal effect that is wanted. Toget a good hedge, plants to be used should be set close 28 together—about four to twelve inches apart—^while forthe shrubbery border they are put from two to threefeet apart. Many beginners make the mistake of let-ting the hedge grow to the height desired before theybegin to prune. To obtain a good face and to a hedgethat is well filled out down to the ground,
The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . e allowed to grow and intermingle freely. HEDGES: In the pruning of hedges, on the con-trary, it is usually a formal effect that is wanted. Toget a good hedge, plants to be used should be set close 28 together—about four to twelve inches apart—^while forthe shrubbery border they are put from two to threefeet apart. Many beginners make the mistake of let-ting the hedge grow to the height desired before theybegin to prune. To obtain a good face and to a hedgethat is well filled out down to the ground, pruning shouldbegin at once. Cut back severely when the plants areset, to induce a thick growth of low branches; and headin once or twice each year until the plants begin toattain their normal size, when they should be shearedsemi-annually, or oftener. In some cases a formal hedgeis not desired. Barberry, for instance, is much moreattractive if allowed to assume its natural form, andin this case the plants should not be so near of the evergreens make excellent hedges, but. FIG. 6. Cross-sectionsStarting the formal hedge; begin with the young plant and keep new growthheaded back several times a season imtil shape and size desired is attained. they must be pruned severely and freely from the start,if one wishes a hedge and not merely a row of over-crowded trees. EVERGREENS: Many gardeners who prune theirother plants freely enough seem to be afraid to touchan evergreen, and the result is that one frequently seesmisshapen specimens which could have been made sym-metrical if they had been taken in time. Even if thetop or leader of an evergreen is cut out, a new one willtake its place and in a few seasons can hardly be dis-tinguished, without careful examination, from the orig- 29 V inal. This is also true of the side branches, and thisfact can be used to good advantage by pinching off theleaders of over vigorous branches to stimulate thegrowth of the less vigorous.
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