Planting Shrubs And Ground: Early spring is by far the best time to plant shrubs and ground covers. At that season new roots soon penetrate loose soil and fix it. As always with banks, providing moisture is of supreme importance in getting a planting shrubs and ground well started. If the soil is at all dry, and there is no immediate prospect of rain, soak the new planting shrubs and ground thoroughly with a fine spray, adjusted so that the water is not deposited at a faster rate than the ground can absorb it. Repeat this during the first season whenever the soil is in danger of drying up. •
You are most likely to need to water growing plants— plants—in spring and summer rather than in the fall and winter But this is also the prime planting shrubs and ground season for deciduous trees and shrubs, and it is a good idea to water them in well unless the ground is extremely moist at planting shrubs and ground time. This is not necessary so much to keep the plant growing as to settle the soil particles around the roots in readiness for growth the following spring.See Also Used With Shrubs:Grass, growing in the shade of trees and shrubs, has to compete with them for food as well as moisture. Relieve the pressure of this competition by providing for the needs of the trees and shrubs as •well as the grass. Fertilize the lawn regularly and also the trees and shrubs. So far as possi¬ble, place the fertilizer intended especially for the trees and shrubs deep in the soil so that their roots are encouraged to strike downward. This may be done by using the method described below. Fertilizer in¬tended primarily for the grass is applied at the surface.
SHRUBS ARE commonly grouped either with other shrubs or with herbaceous plants and annuals, but some kinds look their best planted as isolated specimens and some can be trained against walls. Magnolia stellata is an excellent example of the former type and pyracantha, Japanese quince (Chaenomelesjaponica), and ceanothus all do well against walls, where their stiff branches may provide support for genuine climbers, such as the less rampant varieties of clematis. Most shrubs take several years to attain their full size. In the meantime, temporary plants, such as dahlias, annuals and herbaceous perennials, can be used with shrubs to fill the space until the shrubs require it all.
On The Other Hand See Trees And Shrubs Are Good:trees and shrubs are good that retain their foilage all year are invaluable as screens, as background for trees and shrubs are good and shrubs that flower before they leaf, as windbreaks and for providing a feeling of solidity and permanence. They include a wide variety of sizes, from forest giants to kinds little bigger than shrubs.
Once garden trees and shrubs are good have been chosen and plotted on a plan, use shrubs to build up the framework of the planting. Distribute those that have evergreen leaves over the whole of the garden. This is advisable for two reasons: first, it will give a certain amount of form to the entire plot, and second, it will prevent one particular corner from- becoming heavy and unchanging, which might be the case if the evergreens were all planted together. In very small gardens where there is no room for trees and shrubs are good, shrubs must take their place, creating focal points and structure.
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