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Companion PlantingPerennials, Vines, Shrubs and Trees
Companion planting adds that finished look to your garden,that is very important. Once you learn which perennials, trees, shrubs,and perennial vines to plant along othwr ones, you'll have a nicer looking garden. If you blend your garden into your landscape with the right companion planting, you will be much happier with the over-all effect. The entire yard/garden, will be encompassed as one, instead of an isolated flower bed. You will therefore turn the entire landscape into a garden! It is important to keep everything within scale, so that one thing does not over-power the other.
Scroll down to find which gardening Flowers Trees to plant in your yard.
Perennial FlowersPerennial flowers return each year to repeat their cycle of blooms. They are hardy plants that usually make up the biggest part of the garden. Different Types of Flowers
ShrubsShrubs form the lasting framework for your garden design. They are four-season companion flowers that add beauty all year.
Evergreen Plants
TreesTrees in the landscape, create a setting in which other plants grow. They are a dominant element, or backbone of the landscape. While your garden is young, and beginning to grow, established trees give the garden a sense of age. Trees turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, therefore cleaning the air, and removing pollution. Leaves form the trees make wonderful compost and mulch for the garden. The tree branches give shelter to birds. Flowering or ornamental trees add more beauty to the yard. Read this
Tree planting guide
Flowering Crab Tree
VinesA great companion planting for your Roses are perennial vines such as Clematis. They look nice growing with climbing roses.
Clematis Vines
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