The Idaho recorder., 1922-05-26
EYERGREENS-THE GREATEST
ASSET IN PLANNING THE HOME
+. T. Rockwell, Horticultural Editor
of Farm and F'ireside.

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of Farm and Fireside.
The evergreens, compared TO any
other trees that grow, have many dis
tinct advantages.
Of course, for forming a screen to
hide unsightly buildings and to afford
privacy from the street or from
neighboring places, no other trees can
begin to compare with the evergreens.
Aside from their many particular ad-
vantages, they serve as points of ac-
cent in any scheme of planting which
may be used to make, the home site
more beautiful. Even so few as a
half-dozen planted with good taste
may completely transform the ap-
pearance of 4 place.
Among the many special purposes
Tor which eveTgreens may be used are
the planting OF single specimens for
ornament; the planting of hedges,
either for privacy or to serve as a
shelter TO the grounds from cold
winds in winter; foundation plant
ing" around the base of the house;
AMI for screens of various sorts.
As single specimens, no other trees
are quite so effective. Almost any of
the evergreens lend themselves to this
purpose, but particularly good are the
various frs and spruces. Among
these, Nordman's Fir and Rosters
Blue Spruce art particularly good.
The Nordman's Fir is particularly
hardy and so dense growing that even
its natural growth gives the effect of
having been pruned or sheared. Kos
ter's Blue Spruce is one of the best
known of all ornamental trees. It's
characteristic, pleasing blue color
makes it stand out distinctly in any
position and at the same time its col
or harmonizes with the foliage Of
other evergreens and ornamental
trees. One or two specimens of this
variety may be used with advantage
in almost any landscape grouping.
The pines also make excellent spec
linen trees. The best known of these
is the ordinary White pine (Pinus
Strobusl, but in sections where there
is danger of the blister rust, one of
the other pines, such as Red or Nor
way pine (Pinus Resinous), or the
Austrian pine, should be used in its
place. The dwarf or Mugho pine may
be used in manv places where there
is no room for one of the tall grow
ing varieties. Ii is very hardy, and
while making a low mound-like
growth, the distinct upright new
gives il the characteristic beauty of
the pine family.
The cedars are particularly effec-
tive as single specimens, where a
slender columnar effect IS wanted in
me landscape or to harmoniZe with
the architecture OF the house.
One of the finest OF all evergreens
for hedges or windbreaks is the hem
lock. This may be planted close and
sheared TO any form desired or 8
most natuTalistic and graceful hedge;
may be had by planting the trees ai
some distance apart so that they viii
touch as they grow.
Arbor Vitae is also largely used fol
hedges and windbreaks and IS excel
lent for this purpose because of Its
+. hardness, long life and the exceed
ingly dense growth which it makes.
I For foundation paintings, OF course
the tall growing evergreens are OBJ
jectionable because, after few years
they either must be cut back, which
spoils their natural beauty or else vii
grow out of all proportion for tht
purpose for which they are beinf
used. For foundation planting. selecf
some of the dwarf varieties such a
the Mugho pine which has alread!
been mentioned, or the dwarf o,
spreading expresses and yews.
For screens practically any OF th'
evergreeas NAV be used. The variety
to be selected will depend on the con
ditions to be met-how tall the screeI