e vines on a trellis
to create a screen and at the same time produce fruit. Also in border
plantings, like the shrub border, the gooseberries and currants make
attractive shrubs and in addition supply fruits. In making these
suggestions for plantings one needs to depart somewhat from the usual
run of plants and in most instances the homeowner has never thought of
using plants for effects as well as fruits.

+Filberts Good Dual Purpose Plants+

Filberts are certainly outstanding dual purpose plants, and I feel that
they have not been used nearly as much as they should be. If we think of
landscape from the broad point of view, we realize that screen or border
plantings make up one of the most important parts of the set-up,
especially in rural parts. Practically every farm home has some
unattractive view near by that needs to be screened out, either
partially or entirely. This view may be caused by a lot where farm
animals are kept, an old, unattractive barn, or even a gullied field.
Lots where animals are kept and the barn are necessary parts of the farm
operations, and the gullied field may result from neglect, but
regardless of the cause for the undesirable view it can and should be
screened from view from the home.

In making a screen planting, two plans are possible--one, the shrub
border, and the other the hedge row, and filberts are excellent to use
in either planting. Where space is at a premium, the hedge offers the
best form of screen. Filberts planted two and a half feet apart and
pruned in such a way as to make them have a shrub appearance will make
an ideal hedge and produce lots of nuts of good quality. This hedge can
be counted on to be effective up to twelve feet in height.

In the shrub border filberts are allowed to produce many stems and to
grow into small trees. This is done by pruning and by using groups of
two or three plants in a place, planted some five or six feet apart.
Different varieties may be used for different groups, thereby producing
a variation of foliage. The filberts will take their places with the
well known small trees like the dogwood and the redbud, when used in
this way.

Still another use for filberts in landscape work is to use them for
small trees as lawn specimen plants. They have a size, shape, and
foliage that makes them attractive when used in this way.

+Cross Pollination Necessary+

Our experience has been that there is need for cross pollination to get
maximum