The Idaho recorder., 1922-05-05
HEDGES FOR EVERY
PLACE AND PURPOSE
b. F. F. ROCKWELL, Editor Farm |
and Fireside"

and Fireside."
Thele is hardly place of any size
lin town or in the country--wnich is
not made both more attractive and
more valuable by good hedge. 1t is
like the frame TO a picture. A place
may have good trees, and beautiful
flowers and all that, but without a
he1ge 1t does not look finished"
But it Is not in looks alone that a
good hedge pays. IL is also a protee-
ton. 1t saves the lawn and garden
from animala--two legged and other
wise; and its very presence gives the
grounds more privacy and gets them
more regpeet from the passer-by.
IL ,s an interesting fact, also, tnat
wherever you find hedge, you are
almost always sure 10 find well kept
grounds. The reason Is that the hodge
make boundary line within which
the lawn Is pretty sure to be kept
moved and the plants attended to,
whereas ii the farm fiel.ls and the
barn yard just run up to the house,
without any definite stopping point,
this Is not the case.
bttihN W nat ttIiU VI u ktEuHt
Want Before You Buy Plants.
There are many types of hedges. As
TO which will best answer your own
requirements depends both upon your
personal taste and on the kind of a
place you have. II you house is in
town or In the suburbs, you viii want
q trim, neat hedge of exact lines that
will be IN keeping with its more or
less formal surroundings. For place
Of larger size, or on a farm, il may
be more desirable 10 have hedFe
that may be allowed TO grow "A little
more ut will, and which win not re-
quirc so much care in the way Of
pruning
Then also there Is the type Of he lge
which serves also as "a windbreak
Usually such a hedge Is taller, but IL
may be juts as beautiful as any low
growing hedge. Some of the most
beautiful hedges | have ever seen
were formed Of hemtock, spruce, or
arbor viii, any Of which, az single
specimen, makes a good size tree.
Then again there are places where
you want Il hedge which will be real
keep out trespassers,
children and animals. There are sew
eral plants which make an attractive
hedge and which are not likely to be
broken through by anything which
walks or crawls. Many double pur-
pose hedges of this character are just
as beautiful as any others.
The Most Popular of All Plants.
without doubt the well known
California Privct has been used for
more hedges than anything else in the
country. Its rapid growth, freedom
from insects AMI disease, and the fact |
mat u can be trimmed and shcared to |
any size or shape wanted; or allowed |
. grow without any pruning at all |
where height Is not Objectionable, ac- |
counts for It's great popularity. II !
makes fine showing even the first
season il is planted.
The sole drawback there has been /
o California Privet as the ideal hedge
plant, Il the fact that in very cold !
Inmates II occasionally winter kills. |
lhis, however, need not deter anybody |
%ho wants a Privet hedge because
here are several perfectly hardy var /
eties which can be planted In ita
.tead Amoor River North. Ihota |
l.ooli,am, and RegePs are all splendid |
Tor hedge purposes, Regels Privet Il
a little more open in growth and not
tuite so good for shearing as the
others, but just as satisfactory as the
others II You do not want d closely
trimmed. formal hedge.
\ Fine Hedge for the Extreme North.
Where winters are exceptionally Sc
we're, as in some OF our northwestern
and extreme northern state. an new
plant from China, the Cotoneaster
tCotoncaster acutifolial makes a ran.
id growth. and a hedge that is not un-
like the Privet In appearance. but ca
pablc of withstanding uninjured the
most extreme weather.
The Japanese Rarberry Is also ex-
tromely hardy, and makes most at
taettvc hedge where Il is not essen
tiai TO form one high enough to assur,
privacy. The low lensc bushes give
protection against small ami