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Show i I ; THE GARDEN SPOT 1 1; Shrubs Give Privacy, Beauty ! L Bv Eldred E. Green I the white round balls are very attractive. at-tractive. The cranberry bush is a close relative of the snowball and has white flat clusters of Bowers, The red berries are very showy. Pussywillows grow into medium size shrubs and are the first plants to announce spring. Rose of Sharon gives a fine summer sum-mer and fall display, of bright hollyhock holly-hock shaped flowers in many colors These may be trained into low trees, or urewn ns shrubs. While the tall shrubs give the main framework for privacy other shrubs will be needed to fill in the space at the bottom. Here Weige-lia Weige-lia Beautybush, Goldenbell, Flow ering almond, flowering quince, bridal wreath, and the nydrangeas will help out. Bush roses are also excellent Any good soil will grow shrubs. Keep weeds out until the plants are spreading out. J DID roi) EVER bave a snoopy neighbor? The kind that is always peerir.g over to see what goes on. II not, there are still times when you want to have hamburger fries r lawn parties, or you just would j like to sit on the lawn in old, cool i loths without the whole neighbor-: neighbor-: hood watching. A good planting of : shrubs can give the wanted results j iBi 1 good deal of pleasure tao. j H lust privacy is needed a tall i hedge of privet, Chinese elm or bush honneysuckle will work very nicely iV? However, privacy ' -4 fiT and beauty can be 4 obtained at the 'f'same time by ' '-T"Vi37 Planning a shrub j ' ' l border with lower rv?r 'fi(1 s h r u b 6 giving j v-fX "tv bloom and hiding I l-- the bottoms of the ! j"29J laer ones- i XeHtTvv Lilacs are al-KJJJyy al-KJJJyy ways effective and ! there are many , kinds from which j "loose. The Persian lilac has I 2 01 PP'e flowers and forms a bush about ten feet tall. The jnen brid lilacs have several "em growth habits but most of eiM m bush shrubs between tand 12 teet high- Both of ds Dower when quite small feet ' 'hey give an immediate ef- French hybrids are available III many colors. Mo,koranges make large bushes ' effectively shield the garden, about Smg'e common one grows Wide uBh' feet high ano nearly as alw ;lrSlna'e. a double flower. Is H ?eads k 'eet Sh0rter and only jry about Ave feet. It some- and , "S 10 the late summer ' are both " WeU as spnng' These I " both very fragrant. tectr t!' "e tae ,or ,arge ei' Wd in t b'8 busnes are dense make a fine screen. In spring rtflk Then they will -2 -'.shade out the :J iv"3weeds- place tal! f e .shrubs about six "S ..Z 5 ' feet apart unless $utrtiV:fy0U want a solid iHWi,waU of foliage -KVtfMlfl 'hen place them T xLWffM 'hal1 that Low about four feet f'WSy tor best develop- 2mKw ment- Shrubs " v t " aeecj little pruning. prun-ing. Remove the old dead branches by cutting off at the ground. Insects and diseases are only serious on rare occasions and then special treatment may be needed, but most people will go through a lifetime without spraying their shrubs. There are many other fine shrubs that can be added for special ef fects but the common ones men-tionea men-tionea will give a fine background for your garden and a lot of privacy for you. |