Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-12
CIVIC ATontn,1eel Cty Edition
THE VALUE OF HEDGES TO
 THE HOME GROUNDS

country or village, Out what are bene- fitted by length of hedging in some part of the premises The only ex- ceptibn which occurs to nlas is. town lot where the entire area is laid to sod and all division fences and lines are obliterated or marked by high wall or fence. Tn the ordinary home grounds Of a few rods in extent, or Cf as many acres, more or less space is devoted to vegetable garden and to a flower garden of greater or less extent. It is always desrabls to shut off the kitchen garden from the re- mainder of the grounds by a screen Of some sort, and what is more sat isfactory than hedge of blooming plants or of evergreen shrubs? The flower garden, also is far mere sat issactory if shielded by hedge of some sort, as privacy here is apt to be one of the chief charms.
 The service part of the house, es> pecially the clothes-yard and back kitchen steps should always be screened ill some manner-either by hedge sihrubbery, high wall or lattice covered vines.
 A hedge of blooming plants is al- ways fascinating in it's season of bloom and $ an exceedingly practi- cal way of affording seclusion, as 1t grows in value and beauty year by year.. If in addition to. it's flowers. it possesses the added advantages of evergreen foliage, handsomely color ed bark or ornamental fruit, it's value is much increased.
 We are all familiar with the comz mon forms so much used fer hedges, but there are several less well-knoWn forms which are far finer, The Jap anese Privet holds It's. sdc.ts | liea greater par. Of thss Winter; and the leaves are large and handsome, mush resembling those sc1 the lilac.
 The Chirsse PrNet also has broaae CT foliage than the common privet and lighter color; it is also of very free habit, standing much clipping.x
 But for early spr ng effect there fs nothing equals insgorgeous colprfng the Japan Quince-Cydonia. The rose colored form was much more common a few years ago than at the present time, few gardens being without at least one specimens Asa bdsh it is somewhat struggling and awkward if' seffect. but Mheps eoyered 'witifafts wealth of loYeelxS flowers in early May it IS beautiful indeed and ae hedge plant leaves little to be desired ,, Grown closely together in rows, all ; faults of growth are eliminated and one only sees it's beauties.
 An odd and unusual hedge may be achieved by the use os the dwarf Horse Chestnut, AEsculus Paviflora. which in July, is covered by the char acteristic upright spikes of white blossoms peculiar to the Horse Chest- nut Anyone who is familiar with that tree when loaded with it's magni- ficent spikes of flowers can imagine the beauty of hedge of this charac- ter.
 But it is the shrubs which bloom in late summer and fall that give espec- ial satisfaction when used as hedges. The spring has such wealth of bloom, from shrub and hardy bulbs, that little is needed from the hedge row, but as the season waXss towards fall the bravest of the show is our, and we welcome these later flowers of the summer One of the finest plants for .he purpose is found in the hardy Hydrangea, H. Paniculata Grandiflora.
 Another charming plant for fall blooming is found ;n the Hibiscus Syriacus or Ahhea These are in every way charming hedge-plants, stending trimming we'll, and as it is the habit of the plant to make many branches from the ground up. 1t forms a close hedge as symmetrical almost as privet. Any one color of flower. white. blush, pink, rose, CT m~ son, purple or striped may be used or two CT mere cclors combined. as white with red, white with purple mink and the striped varisty. all are