PLANTS FOR BORDER PLANTING

A very important question in the proper development of a lawn ishow to give it a background and suitable enclosure of trees and shrubs.This chapter is especially concerned with the types of shrubs which areused as masses of planting in the shrub borders. These shrubs may beused in isolated groups or in a continuous border, the object of eithermethod of arrangement being to provide a frame for the picture.

There are two types of lawns: the refined lawn area, and the morenatural lawn area which fits into the existing landscape and which isnot kept as well mowed and as neatly edged. The refined lawn arearequires a type of shrub planting which must be neat in its outlines,possessing an interesting touch of foliage, flowers, and fruit, andnaturally making a compact mass. This material is usually selectedfrom the refined types of nursery-grown stock such as spirea, privet,'snowball, golden bell, honeysuckle, and mock-orange.