..~s a group~\" snruDs contain some of the in this book we try to give you the infer- which die back to the ground each year
~OsI beautiful and dramatic plants avail- marion you will need for every gardening The fact that shrubs have mulhple
\"~ ~，~ble.tO the gardener. But because shrubs situation: whether you are landscaping stems or trunks sets them apart from trees
a/ e so familiar， many of their seecial traits your entire yard from scratch， are looking which usually have only a single stem or
~c~l e fitequenfly overlooked， for a single shrub for a special place， or trunk， There are exceptions: Many shrubs
: ~: ;People，tend to think of shrubs as ob- simply want to know more about caring can be deliberately trained to have only
~..- ~e~uremasses of green plants that don t for the shrubs you already have. How to a single trunk. Shrubs trained in this way
-~avelhe f.!air or distinction of annuals， per- design with shrubs and hedges， how to are called standards; basical(y， they are
-ebdiels， or bulbs. But the fact of the mat- buy them， how to plant and transplant miniature trees， often used for a formal
- ~e.rig，.there are thousands of varieties of them， how to water and fertilize， prune effect. Some Irees also have multiple
: t~.hru~， all with their own unique features， and spray all these subjects， and more， trunks， but they usually grow higher than
:-~. ~h~bs oome in every form and size are covered in the chapters that follow. 15 feet.
a~hable， with an array of leaf shapes And the \"Plant Selection Guide\" will equip The Ioosest part of our definition is that
extures that seems almost infinite， you with everything you will need to know a shrub must be less than 15 feet tall when
tOburst into seasonal bloom with ex- about specific shrubs to make the best mature. Certainly， a shrub that grows tall-
iI.(~ eoIo#ul flowers， and others remain possible selections for your garden， er than 15 feet isn t automatically thought
#~(:Jy， Si[ataty green all year long. The photographs on the next four pages of as a tree， In fact， in different regions of
l~[e~brubs are commonly used as illustrate some of the lovely as well as the country， the same plants reach widely
k~itbLl~ds for other plants， they often practical ways in which shrubs can be varying mature heights. Common sense
~e.to.befe~tured as garden high- used， which we hope will suggest some is the best guide for distinguishing be-
[~wi|h~e~jl]heir elegance on full display， new possibilities for your own garden， tween shrubs and trees. Most trees are
~L~b，s#an Shape and define spaces Since shrubs represent such a superb capable of reaching impressive heights，
~L~ri~z，~cy， accentuate doorways and value to the gardener on all counts， the while shrubs remain comparatively small
~bee.s，~and hide unsightly views. They time， expense， and effort required to put- somewhere in the vicinity of 15 feet
~ra~ffle~olse， improve the climate of chase， plant， and maintain them is min-
i ~~:d， and even help to protect against imal compared to the returns they so will-
]]a ~， And.they can do all these things ingly give you. The purpose of this book What I$ a Hedge?
，EaJ~Jcal gr.aoe and beauty an(] a min- is to help you maximize those returns. Hedges are simply shrubs or other plants
I:t~et maintei3.ance， It is no wonder that that have been put to special use: They
~.~pe arohitects call shrubs the have been planted closely together so
~ b0rsas\" of the garden. What I$ a Shrub? that they form an unbroken line and in
&for hedges， they have been a part of
~lening for as long as there have been While there is no hard and fast definition most oases are carefully trimmed Formal
dabs. In spite of their upkeep demands， of what eonstitules a shrub， this one is hedges are similar to fences in their solid
toy are not only considered an integral commonly accepted: a woody plant with even appearance. A hedge is a way of
multiple stems or trunks that grows less delineating space， forming a garden border，
partofthe most beautiful gardens， but they
also provide many versatile ways to de- than 15 feet high when mature， acting as a boundary， or creating a screen
fine， limit， or protect areas of your garden. A woody plant has stems and branches for privacy. You can use just about any
that survivefrom one year tothe next， which shrub to make a hedge， but some shrubs，
do not die back to the ground after each more than others， lend themselves to
growing season. Their woody nature dis- regular trimming and uniform growth A
I/， ， ./， ，， ，l，/m~ a ~lr.n# curv~ and tinguishes shrubs from herbaceous plants， list of shrubs that are particularly good for
， ， ， .~ z/n， I. ~ ~，lhh ，~，arden， which are subject to winter damage and hedges appears on page 60
l)e~gning lz lth Sh~ub~ ，l ，l H ~ .~ 5
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