Evening star., 1944-04-18
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BIZ Charles E. TrnceDeu.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd.

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Dear Sir:
Can you give us the proper distance
from boundary fence to plant trees
and strubbery?
II should be most grateful to have
correct information as to this point.
We have been careful in planting our
new lawn to place the trees that would
become large where they will not over
lap the next lawn even when grown:
the same with large shrubbery; this is
important, is 1t not?
Our cardinals are eating chick feed
that has no sunfower seed, Just cracked
corn; and the robins, though we used
raisins only during the sleet storm.
They eat table scraps, toasted crackers,
etc.
"The feeder is on the window sill, and
the birds are source Of pleasure to us,
and your column is always enjoyed. We
thank you. Very sincerely, s.. T."
This correspondent Is to be congratu-
lated on thinking of something which
most gardeners do not consider until it
Is too late.
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If possible; but much depends upon the
varieties of shrubs and the types of trees.
Few persons taking up gardening
seem to have any real idea of how
things grow. They may know it, but do
not take it into consideration usually.
The result is that five or six years later
the shrubs have grown over the fence
much to ones neighbor's dismay.
Now ones neighbor is something to
reckon with, and vines and shrubs
which poke over the fence are some
times not conducive to neighborly rela-
tions. Much depends upon the neighbor!
After thing is grown up and is doing
well Is not good time to move 1t. While
shrubs may be transplanted, often 1t is
not done very well, and a specimen
which has done nicely takes to doing ill
afterward, or requires several years to
get back into shape.
Rose vines on fences will lop over.
There is no stopping it., but usually they
look as well from one side as from the
other. The neighbor gets the benefit,
but heSitates to prune his side. And the
owner is chary about going into an
others yard.
So it goes
Boundary lines are best fenced. And
II owners on both sides do little plant
ing, the result after number of years
will be source of pride to both. Here
cooperation is good thing.
One of the best reasons for planting
shrubs that may seem to be too far out
in the yard is that it leaves room to get
behind them when full grown.
This is necessary in order that one
may prune and spray them properly.
Nothing is more hampering in garden
work than shrub smack up against a
fence.
The owner finds this out at long last.
He should have been forewarned but at
the time the distance out in the yard
seemed so impossibly large.
1t is a fact that even experienced
gardeners fail to believe what they read.
They buy some miserable little speci-
men about 18 inches high and think,
"Oh, that thing will never grow to be
10 feet tall"
Especially they fail to realize that it
will be at least 10 feet across, too.
Even if such bush is planted feet
from the fence, it will lop over some
what as time goes on, but it will not be
as far over as If it had been planted a
foot from the line.
Trees offer a special problem We
believe that experience teaches that
trees are something of nuisance as
we'll as blessing, as most things are in
this curious world in which we live
Trees give look to neighborhood that
nothing else can, but if they are too
close to house, and if there are too
many of them, they will cause much
anguish at times and occasional damage
1t should be remembered that the root
growth is large, and that it takes away
both moisture and food from flowers
vegetables and grass. Have trees, by all
means, but keep them down in numbers
and try to figure out where those
planted will do the most good and the
least harm. Keep in mind that toe
shady place is not good place to grow
vegetables.
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