Show Hedges Protect Gardens J From Wind J A small community of vegetable and flower growers on the Stilly Islands south of 4 England have discovered a i gift of nature that can profit every THE GIFT is simply that i growing wind barriers can conserve j make life more com- f The temperatures there are j ideal for production of fresh foods for the English I but severe gales that blow in from the open a sea made the growing almost i THEIR They planted densely sheared hedges to shelter their The barrier the wind's and the wind i that does pass through is forced into a keeping it from the WHEN Americans are more and more energy- the American Association of Nurserymen sug- the lesson learned over the generations on the Stilly i Islands has practical and important applications right where we The proper arrangement of growing plantings i bushes can make a home or other build- ing warmer in cold cooler when the temperatures A WIND barrier on the north or west side of a will reduce the wind velocity and heat loss from the Tests conducted with identical experimental houses in South for showed a sheltered dwelling used 40 less winter heating fuel than the same one that was In the more densely populated eastern states the same test showed a 1 0 saving in The same kind of planning can make a house cooler in summer i Properly sited shade trees on the south and west sides of a building can make a coolness i difference averaging eight IF THE house is that means energy and money if it is it means the occupants will have a more pleasant The questions of what to plant and where and when can best be answered by a competent nursery garden center or your agricultural |