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Garden shrubs for shade and ferns
Trees and shrubs are usually planted for a long time according to a planting plan. They are considered to be foundation plants, adding volume and framing the outdoor space. Apart from being decorative features, garden shrubs protect the outdoor space from wind, create shade and function as a zoning element as well. Shrubs can be planted in clusters or individually on the lawn, in front of the house or in small gardens. They can become a background for mixborders and flowerbeds with annual and bulbous plants. Ground-hugging shrubs can turn sloppy gardens into an advantage. Stephanandra, willow and cotoneaster are great options.Read more » -
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Flowering shrubs
Choosing flowering shrubs for scent as well as looks doubles the appeal of any outdoor space. Adding beautiful flowering shrubs to mixborders, highlighting important garden elements like patios, decking, entrance areas, stairs and retaining walls are great garden design solutions. When choosing flowering shrubs one of the things to pay attention to is plants decorative features, blooming time and period and, of course, color palettes. You can create various compositions with shrubs blooming at different seasons. Decorative shrub clusters look stunning when certain shrubs start to bloom, while the others have just finished.Read more » -
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Garden planters
Garden planters are used in landscape design as decorative objects in their own right, enhancing the outdoor space. More often than not we come across with garden areas not suitable for planting: bad soil, lack or excess of water. In order to bring life to such areas planters are introduced. This landscape approach is applicable to gardens of different forms and sizes, as planters can be used both in large and small outdoor spaces. Planters enhance chosen landscape design style and are flexible to be placed in almost any garden areas: patios, house entrance, stairs, decking, pathways and recreation areas.Read more » -
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Garden Flowers
Perennial garden flowers make any garden pop up with their bright, vivid colors and are main flower-bed source. Starting from both annual and biennial plants, notable for their spectacular colours all year round, to perennial maintenance-free herbaceous plants or beautifully blooming shrubs. There is a huge variety of perennial flowering plants and it is easy to create different compositions which will please the eye all the season round. Perennial garden plants grow back every year without needing to be replanted. Many of them are frost tolerant and generally don’t mind soil conditions.Read more »