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Still another use for hedges is that of providing privacy. Most of theshrubs used in this group should be of the tall types, exceeding fivefeet in height, and should have a compact, heavy foliage. Thenatural growth of the shrubs should be close and they should hold theirfoliage during the late summer and early fall. Some of the shrubswhich are best adapted for this purpose are the rose of Sharon, commonbuckthorn, and the European beech, the foliage of which does notdevelop until the latter part of the spring. It is often desirable to select plants which will serve as hedges in thebleak exposures of lake fronts and ocean shores, and also in the Cana-dian northwest. These plants should be hardy under all severe cli-matic conditions of the northeast and the Canadian northwest. Mostof the plants which have been suggested for this group have beenfound growing normally under the most severe conditions of climateand exposure. |
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