Evening star., 1941-08-02
Low>Growing L Shrubs Are
Useful in Rock Gardens
Or Foundation Planting
One Solution to Problem of
Keeping Shrubbery Within
Appropriate Bounds
BY ". II. Youneman

The of shrubs rock has called the attention of
rock gardens that can use Shrubs Of one kind or another to give
them variation height Brightly coed fruits for winter well
droop rocky lodges
interest Some appreciated planted
f0ckey while others are lust useful in the foundation planting in
Most of us are prone to buy
immediate rather than for what they may be or do in few years
This @ 6d fGs b % less % ba s @ our es = as d
inquire as to the the rsp OF growth nth and @ ue mate @ % e m H ay o
years ALL shubbey be in rock garden foundation planting
or in the shrub border should be IN SeePng ~n S
when begins to crowd & out at or uh b M b dwarf There are many
places well those that csd
growing them within bounds by regular and
The list growing long who has
not this e p3 e HUs and G the but
deciduous shrubs and rubb perenna some al are
full Only few Of the & SUas I thrive & IN F na0o
@ nd t nlsht the list of shrubs height feet
less 4s oovng sIR9Rd @ HYi
ton paintings well as for the rock garo l a @ INV
sS%e5sts siaaea even 'A0osn some '"' 100 '' '
-DECIDUOUS- FEET.
DUN Ieadpant GAmorpha canescens).
Swamp azalea Nzaea vscosa) .>
Blue sprea (Caryopeis ncana1
Creeping cooneaster light shade
Rockspay &C. horizontais) (or hght snao
&C. rotundoia) Cor light shade)
ounce yaonia P"u 'upsrO"' COR light sh'd''
C us1a leucanthus
slender deutza Deufza grac5isl Cor & light shade'
Pink D. carnea) COR light shade)
Kirloy indigo (Indigofera kirloW1 .
Albert honeysuckle Qonicera spinosa aloerto'
shrubby cinquefon Potenila frltlcosa1 - ..,n
e6a 6nS Waterer sprea (pea Anthony wae
E-DECIDUOUS-1 FEET.
Kahn st. Johnswort C1ypericum kalmlanum
Henry St. Johnswor (Eypericum patuum @ ,tf henFyn
nsnal chenauIt snoTberry symphorcaTpus
Dryland blueberry (vaccinium vacllans,- D u,
Dwar cranberrybush ("Vburnum opulus nanunp
SIJN-EVERGREEN-1
Football cypress (Chamaecyparis oblsa nana)
Andorra juniper (Juniperus horzontals punoSa}
Tamarix juniper Ounperus sabna tamariscloha)'
Gregory spruce Picea excelsa gregoryana)
Mugho pine (Pinus montana mughus)
Green globe arborvitae (Thuja occidentals puma).
sUN-BRoADLEAF EvERGREEN-LEss THAN FOOT
Heather (Caluna vulgar1s)
Erica carnea)
Chamaedrys germander CTeucrium chamaedrys)
gUN-BROADLEAF EVERGREEN-1 TO FEET
Kurume azaIeas CAzaea various varieties
MANY azaea hybridS come in this group
Rose Daphne cneorum).
-NARRow-LEAFED EVERGREEN TO 3 FEET
Spreading English (Taxus baccaa repandens''
yew. canadenss stricta).
Dwarf Japanese yew cuspidata densa>
sHADE-BRoADIEAF EvERGREEN-LEss THAN FOOT.
Allegheny andmyrle C'Leophymm buxl1ohum poSta'Ohp'
Candy pachstima (Pachistma canbyh
sHADE-BRoADLEAF EvERGREEN-1 TO 3 FEET
*Kurume azaleas other evergreen hyolds
Korean box ('Buxus microphyla koreanaG.
Lynn rBuxus sempervrens Lynn Haven
Glossy winecreeper CEuonymus radlcans carrlerp'
Dwarf Kmgsvne holly dlex crenata kingsvlle)
(*Kamia angusttona)
Dropping leucothoe 0eucothoe catSoaeO'
oregon hoIygrape OAahona aqufoha);
Mountain andromeda Pieri foribundao'
pRY-sUNNY SITUATIONS. . ,
" Andora juniper Junperus horzontals pumosa) ~
Tamarix Savin juniper Junperus Sabna tamarlscnoha)
Globe redcedar Juniperus virginiana glooosa1
Chamaedrys germander CTeucrium chamaedrys).
Jersey (Ceanothus paidus rosea)
MoIsT-sHADY. .u>
RTbV Towering ounce Cydonia dght shade