n bear comparison with a thick hedge ofunbroken yew or an avenue of pine or beech trees. No gate-way can inclose or open into a place with the magnificentspread of a well-chosen and banked mass of properly selectedtrees and shrubs. Who would, for a moment, compare theentrance-gates of the Giusti… … The Natural Materials at Hand May Be Employed with Good Effect September, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 169 manifold examples of the finest adaptation of shrubs andtrees to truly scenic screenwork effects, the character of eachgrowth correctly strengthening, barring, or grading, whilethe avenues…
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