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Garden Notes.
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BY A. R.BUCKLEY
At. thistime of the year the
average garden. can look rather
drab. Its only beauty is provided
by a few colored leaves showing
,here and frthere _ and some
glistening evergreens around the
• foundation of the home. How
much brighter the picture would.
be 4f a few berried shrubs had
been planted to add brilliance
once the leaves had fallen.
In addition to their other
virtues, berried shrubs provide
an attraction for the birds, not
only. for the food they supply,
during the ° meagre winter,
months but, like other shrubs,
for the shelter and protection
they afford within their boughs.
For those who would like to
brighten their gardens I shall list
some of tlie'shrubs that will not
only serve such a purpose but
will give a good floral or foliage
effect at other 'periods of the
year.
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Red: Among the red -fruited
kinds are the. Diet's cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster dielsiana) which
grows four feet high and
produces thick silver. leaves on
very graceful arching branches
and • the - Skogholni -cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster dammeri
`Skogholimen') that creeps along
the ground. The "European
,spindle bush (Euonynlus
europaeus) is a large shrub
growing to .10 feet high or more,
with bright red seed pods that
open to reveal orange -coated
seeds. The deep red variety
`Fructo-eoccinea' is an excellent,
selection, and.. Red Cascade has
.penulous branches of bright red
fruits. -
The winterberry or inkberry
(Ilex verticillata) is a native
shrub with vivid red holtylike
fruits. Il. is related to the English
holly but does not have the same
prickly evergreen leaves. It,
should be planted in. groups of
t h re a to five ' because
-cross-pollination is neeessary for
good fruit production.
Other red -fruited shrubs are:
Wright's viburnum (Viburnum
wright.ii) a Japanese species with
thick leaves, bright red fruits and
.real crimson leaves in t he fall:
the Canadian . and European
elderberries with bright red_ and
deep red fruits, ideal for growing
..-.in the shade; and the highbush
(Viburnum trilobunt and
V'iburnum opulus) which -have
extremely vivid red juicy fruits.
The spectacular .grape
honeysuckle (Lonicera prolifera)-.
�� hic•11;
tilthough really a vibe. in
the Arboretum of - the. Plant
Research Institute intent wines
its long, twisty shoots to forin a
globe -shaped shrub about four
'eet high' by six feet acro... •In
,umitier it has silvery t'trtiage.and
nconspic'uous yellow flowers. In
he fall it has in the center of
itch large silvery leaf, red berries
tat look like a Cluster of grapes.
his is the only shrub I know
tat hands the ,birds their lunch
t a silver platter.
• The firehorns-(Pyracantha)
Lich are hardy in the milder
its of Canada all have bright
,loge berries' " and are
surpassable - when a berried
ect. is desired. They may be
wn as dwarf or large shrubs
trained as espaliers along a
The Sea Buckthorn is noted for its bright orange berries.
wall They provide excellent
food for birds.
Blue: There are only a .few
blue -fruited shrubs. The Oregon
grape „(Mahc nia. `aquifolium)
exceptionally good because. of
its hollylike leaves. It is equally
at hotne in full sun or part shade
and. grows no more than three
feet high. The Cati`aert and Grey
Owl junipers,'- the former with
green foliage and the latter -with
silver leaves, -1i've waxy bright
blue. berries. The arrow -wood
(Viburnum dentatum) is a large
vigorous shrub related to the
highbush cranberry and useful
for almost total ' shade. The
.f tinge' tree (Chionanthus
virginicus) grows so large that it.
almost becomes a tree, although
it really belongs in the shrub
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plant to change color. in the
Arboretum dining the fall.
Other excellent shrubs with
black berries are the Peking
- cotttneastem (Cotoneas•ter
acutifolia), with rich, glossy,
black fruits and leaves that
change to crimson and yellow°in
the fall; the Ainur privet
(Ligustrum anturense), with lush
green leaves and large, black
fruits; and tate Dahurian
-buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica) a
rather .difficult plant to buy
singly for it is usually sold as a
hedge.
Yellow: The best hardy
yellow -fruited shrubs are the
yellow -fruited honeysuckle
(Lonicera- tatarica `Lut.ea') and
the yellow -fruited European
cat.egpry. It • produces large, cranberry IJllslt
bloomy blue fruits ill fall, and opulus 'lanthocarpunt'). Both
while, lilaclike flowers .in June. have lustrous deep golden -yellow
..,bt-,..>,. ic--- �: ...�,.,�. _3., ,-i .w, wfntits; b'till"those"of heieranherry '
T'lle western bCue el er � rry
(Sambueus caerulea) has proven _ last longer.
quite hardy at Ottawa and has
luscious blue fruits, covered with
a silvery powdery bloom. :2-
Black:
._YBlack: Two good
- black -fruited shrubs are the
black chokeberry (Aronia
melanocarpa) and the wayfaring
tree (Viburnutn Lantana). The
black chokeberry has shiny
black berries and also blazing fall
foliage. The wayfaring tree is a
very large shrub which. if grown
,to, a • single stent, will form a summer. liowever it has
small tree. This is the very first' beautiful red bark, which
White: There •are quite a few
good white -fruited shrubs, but
the best of all is tile. i p,pular
snowberry (Symphoricarpus
albus `Laevigatus'), which
produce large snowy white
berries in fall, and the variety
'Mother of Pearl', which is quite
•distinct with rosy -tinted white
berries. The Siberian dogwood
(Cornus alba var. sibirica) .also
produces waxy white fruits. but
these -are at their best in earl•
brightens up the landscape
,considerably as soon as the
leaves fall.
In most parts of the country,
it is not too late to plant these
shrubs, although I would advise
getting them from a local.
nursery where they may be
fleshly 'cfug. • If the .round
freezes soon after 'planting,
:spread a four -inch mulch of
leaves or straw 'around the plant
to give a few weeks extra rooting
period.
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new modern into -a basically,
traditional room is very
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introduce a steel and glass coffee
table to the room in front of a
traditional sofa. Or, you might
replace the traditional occasional
tables with straight -legged
modern ones keeping your
original ornate lamps. A modern
T-square or parsons table could
replace- an old dining table with'•
your ancestral chairs drawn up
to it. Lacquered tables solve the
problem of having to match
existing woods, add spots of
bright colour.
•New lamps made: from plastic
are so sculptured in form they
can be used in the sante way as a
work of art on a chest or
commode.
New shag and plush carpets
that are on the market are a
suitable •catalyst for the mixed
room. They're neither
traditional or too modern, but
rather have a wonderful informal
elegance. '
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