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Ground Cover Vines Many Benefits in Landscaping Ground covers can be an essential part of your landscaping design because of their versatility and easy maintenance. You can choose from a wide range of ground cover plants to serve several different needs. Vine plants offer certain advantages for landscaping to keep in mind. Advantages of Ground Cover Vines Ground cover vines can be the perfect solution for a variety of landscaping problems.” Vining plants offer an alternative to t …

The elegant cinnamon fern, Osmundastrum Cinnamomeum, gets its name from the reddish-brown, narrow spikes that rise from the green center. In mid to late spring, these beautiful stalks bear the spore capsules that open for the reseeding and reproduction of new plants. Resembling cinnamon sticks, they are show-stopper that adds drama to any shade garden.Also, the new spring fiddleheads appear in a shiny, furry coating. Mature fronds are sturdy and form an arching, vase-like shape. Since this beaut …

Ground Cover Advantages in Landscaping Your first inclination with ground cover might be to choose a plant based solely on its visual appeal, and that is one of the advantages of this type of vegetation. There are, however, many other considerations. For instance, you may want a kind of groundcover that’s drought resistant, controls weeds, prevents the soil from eroding, or keeps the dirt moist. In keeping with the visual appeal concept, you should also have a color palette in mind and a ge …

Flowering Shrubs Shrubs are great ways to accent your landscape, and it is even better when they are also flowering. It will add color, depth, and texture to your garden area. Here are some fantastic flowering shrubs to try out in your landscape area. The Arrowood Viburnum is an excellent choice. It can grow the best in USDA zone three through eight and will be anywhere from six to fifteen feet tall and about fifteen feet wide, depending on conditions. A great thing about this shrub is …

The Many Attributes Of Planting Loblolly Pine Seedlings Loblolly Pine - Pinus Taeda The loblolly pine has long, light green needle-shaped leaves. It flowers during the wintertime in February or March; The flowers are small and pale green and red. Cones are dry and oval-shaped. The bark of the loblolly pine has a reddish-brown color that is very appealing. Its outer bark plates are highly distinguished and visible. Lower branches die and fall off as the tree grows in height. You can plan …