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Garden plants add the color and structure, as well as variety to outdoor spaces. Perennials, trees, and shrubs can add interest to your garden year-round.

Many popular garden plants require sun to thrive. Learn about the importance of soil types, space and garden elements when deciding which plants to plant in a sunny area. Also, find out the best methods to start seeds and how to transfer.

Shrubs

There's a plant for every garden, providing all year-round structure and a wide array of colors, foliage and fruits. They make the ideal backdrop for flowers, serve as a low ground cover or are used to make hedges. They are often easy to maintain and provide an ideal habitat for wildlife.

Shrubs come with multiple stems and are perennial woody plants. They do not fall to the ground in winter, as most herbaceous plants. They can be upright like forsythia, lilacs or forsythia, or they can lay flat on the ground like the evergreen camellia. A shrub's height is typically less than 13 feet, although some experts suggest an upper limit of 10 feet. The ones that are taller are known as trees.

In general, they are slower to grow than trees and are less round. They can be cut by annual pruning or allowed to grow naturally. They are ideal for small-sized gardens that have limited space.

Many of the shrubs produce stunning blooms such as camellias. They can bring a touch of class to your winter garden. Their showy blossoms come in shades of white, pink or red. Spring brings color to the garden with the blooming azalea, flowering shadbush, and forsythia. Rhododendrons are available in colors and scents during the summer.

Low-maintenance trees include holly juniper Japanese boxwood and inkberry, which are suitable for growing as a hedge or playing an accent in the landscape. Inkberry shrubs are particularly attractive because they have stunning deep green foliage. They also are a favorite for bees, who pollinate the flowers and help create a sweet kind of honey called gallberry honey.

Low-maintenance trees are also cultivated for their scent like lavender and chamomile. The latter is a popular herb that contains calming properties and can be used as a natural remedy to ease anxiety and stress, as well as reduce headaches, and aid in digestion. Mint is a different low-maintenance plant that's used for its refreshing flavor and medicinal qualities. Its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties can help treat stomach upset. The leaves are made into tea to soften minor abrasions and cuts, and to ease the symptoms of indigestion.

Trees

Trees have long been revered and played a significant role in many cultures. They can last for hundreds of years and have a significant effect on the environment. They provide shade, shelter and food for wildlife. beginning gardening tips enhance the appearance of gardens and homes. When choosing a tree pick one that's in proportion with your house and your site. Avoid trees that produce messy fruit and seed pods or that shed regularly twigs and branches.

Like all plants, trees create their own food by a process called photosynthesis. Through their leaves, they absorb carbon dioxide and water from the air. They combine them with chlorophyll to produce oxygen and sugars. This occurs in special cells called stomates in the leaf. Trees then transfer these chemicals to the other parts of the plant through tubes known as the xylem and the phloem.

The crown is the topmost part of a plant. It is made up of branches and leaves and shades the roots from sunlight. The crown also gathers energy from the sun (photosynthesis) and eliminates excess water to stay cool by the process of evaporating it through its branches (transpiration).

The roots of trees are very deep, which helps them to stay stable in the wind and snow. They also help to hold soil in place, helping to reduce erosion. Trees are the foundation of our natural ecosystem aiding in regulating the climate by absorbing carbon dioxide, filtration of water and taking out the smells. They even absorb pollutants and reduce the amount of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and ozone, as well as other harmful gases in the air.

A variety of species of trees possess distinctive shapes. They may have large and round crowns that provide dense shade, or narrow oval crowns that appear more airy and open. There are also species with an egg-like appearance, and others with broad, round tops such as oaks, horse chestnuts and maples. Some have a slim, open-headed appearance with a canopy that resembles an umbrella like hackberries, elms and Zalkovas.

Trees are classified into three botanical groups - Ferns (including tree ferns) and gymnosperms, such as conifers and cycads, and angiosperms that include flowering plants. Many of the characteristics that differentiate gymnosperms and ferns from other woody plants such as their cambium and tuberous root systems, are also found in other categories.


Vines

Vines can change the look of your garden by adding interest to shady areas and hiding unsightly fencing. They soften a wall or structure, and create a beautiful frame around windows or entrances. They provide colour to the shade and add a cascade of bloom to the edge of a steep bank or slope. They can be used to disguise an area that is primarily for utility purposes and to block a strong breeze from seating areas.

There are over 30 types of vines, but most fall into four categories based on how they grow. Twiners, who work by wrapping themselves around some type of support, include clematis honeysuckle and wisteria. Twiners are divided into two groups - those that twine clockwise, and those that twine counterclockwise. Those that use tendrils that are modified leaves to attach themselves to structures include creeping figs Virginia creeper and philodendron.

A lot of the same rules apply to planting woody vines, as do other woody ornamentals. Before selecting a particular vine, evaluate the growing site including the soil's condition and light exposure. Once established, the vine requires regular pruning to keep their desired look.

Pruning should take place in conjunction with the time you fertilize. This will prevent the build-up of nutrient salts as well as encourage an aggressive growth pattern.

The amount of pruning required depends on the species and the environment as well as your level of energy. If you don't want to spend your weekends lopping or spraying herbicide on your trellises, select an established vine. Dutchman's Pipe or crossvine are excellent options. Consider a fast-growing and robust vine like American bittersweet, which produces bright red berries that retain their color well into the winter landscape.

Use tie-ups to train perennials such as sweet pea and clematis vines. They will stay in your garden for many years. Utilize rubber ties, which won't cut the stems when they expand. Use annual vines such as runner bean, hyacinth beans or morning glory to the structure using string or yarn. If needed, you may also attach the vine to a teepee with wire or string, but be sure not to overstrain the plant.

Containers

Containers allow gardeners to add interest and color to the home landscape without occupying valuable space in a yard or patio. Many plants can be planted in containers, such as shrubs or flowers, as well as vegetables. Understanding the requirements of plants and the right container for it is essential. A container can be anything that holds soil and is sufficient in size to support the plant's roots and allow for adequate drainage. This could be terracotta pots, wooden half-barrels, window containers, baskets, buckets and even old garden equipment or cooking pots.

Container plants require more frequent irrigation than plants planted on the ground. This is due to the smaller size of the root system as well as the drying effects of direct sunlight during summer afternoons. The containers must be able to drain properly to avoid standing water, which could cause rot and disease.

Adding a layer of organic material, such as coco coir, peat, or compost in the bottom of the container helps retain moisture in the soil. The OM is also the nutrients. Regularly watering the container in order to moisten all the soil and allowing the container to completely drain will allow the plants to flourish.

The soil mixture used for the container needs to be well-drained, especially during hot conditions. To improve drainage and keep soil texture, it's ideal to combine organic matter, such as broken leaves, rotted manure or sand, along with coarse granular materials like sand.

A trellis is helpful for supporting vines in containers. This can to keep them from becoming top-heavy and falling over. It is important to shield the containers from rain and wind, as they can be easily blown over or drenched in rain and become muddy quickly.

Fertilizing is recommended regularly because the soil in a pot may not contain many nutrients. This should be done at the initial soil mixture stage. In this stage, you can add 1 cup of an organic general-purpose fertilizer like 5-3-4 or liquid Emulsion Fish.

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