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In every border planting, if carefully analyzed, there will be foundthree distinct types of shrubs: those which are tall growing, averagingfrom seven to ten feet in height; those which are of medium growth,averaging from four to seven feet in height; and those which are lowgrowing, averaging from two to four feet in height. It is essentialproperly to group these shrubs in order to have a compact foliage effectcarrying from the higher shrubs through the lower shrubs to meet theturf. It is very important, however, in the grouping of the different typesof low, medium, and tall-growing shrubs in refined plantings not onlyto know the normal height which the shrubs attain but to know whetherthe foliage texture on one shrub is extremely fine and that on anothershrub extremely coarse. For instance, the Japanese barberry is notused to the best advantage in front of the coarser, medium-growingvarieties of flowering currant, sumac, or viburnum. It is much betteradapted for use in front of the spirea, white kerria, and privet, shrubswith smaller types of foliage. The reason is that the sudden transition |
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