in organic material quadruples the soil’s ability to store water.
Evergreens…
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are ideal for adding year-round color in the garden. They’re also quite useful when creating screens for privacy.
Weekly Garden Photo: The Shuheki Garden
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Plants For Wet Conditions
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Creating gardens in areas with wet soil can be a challenge. Often, wet areas are under wetland restrictions concerning changes in the grade or soils of the existing landscape. The following list of trees, shrubs and flowers are tolerant of wet soils.
Trees
Berry Producing Plants
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Berry producing trees and shrubs are a great way to add interest to the winter landscape. Hollies, with their red berries, are probably the most common plant used in this way. There are, however, may species which form colorful berries. The following list includes plants which produce red, blue and purple winter fruit.
Plants For The Coast
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Gardening along the coast can be a challenge. Plant in coastal gardens are often exposed to high winds, salt spray and sandy soils. This list includes those plants which can tolerate coastal conditions better than most.
Trees
American Holly – Ilex opaca
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides
English Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia
Eastern Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis
Ginkgo – Ginkgo biloba
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens
Eastern Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana
Horsechestnut, Common – Aesculus hippocastanum
Horsechestnut, Red – Aesculus x carnea
Littleleaf Linden – Tilia cordata
London Plane – Platanus x acerifolius
Oak – Quercus spp.
Pine, Austrian – Pinus nigra
Pine Balck – Pinus thunbergii
Pine, Pitch – Pinus rigida
Pine, Scotch – Pinus sylvestris
Red Maple – Acer rubrum
Silk tree – Albizzia julibrissin
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana
Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica
White Poplar – Populus alba
White Spruce – Picea glauca
The silhouettes of trees and shrubs…
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become prominent features in the garden during the winter months. Keep this in mind when preparing a planting plan.
Berry producing…
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shrubs attract wildlife and provide color to the landscape in winter.
Garden Design: Part 2
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Composition in landscape design refers to the layout of garden structures and plants, the spaces they create (patios, lawns, etc.) and the transitions between them (paths, steps, etc). Successful garden compositions strive for unity which is realized when elements of the design have a harmonious relationship to each other.
Avoid adding too much…
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organic matter when planting. It may discourage root growth beyond the original hole.
