Organic Gardener

Trees and Shrubs

Trees and shrubs provide the permanent setting for a garden. Trees provide shade and height, hedges enclose a garden as well as separating sections of the garden. Shrubs can provide seasonal variation and a permanant backdrop for flower beds and alike.

Trees

The main factors to consider when planting a tree in your garden is its suitability for the soil conditions and climate. As well as considering teh trees size when it eventually reaches maturity.

Positioning or siting trees in the garden is a serious task with many factors needing to be considered before planting. Tree roots are know to find their way into drains and pipes and can cause considerable damage over time as they expand. Healthy trees also take up large volumes of water from the surrounding soil, causing problems during times of drought. Deciduous trees will also loose their leaves during winter, these leaves can present problems when collected in roof gutters or swimming pools.

Shrubs

Shrubs can act as ground cover, provide backdrops to flower beds or stand out as features in the garden. Shrubs more so than trees are also able to be pruned and shaped to create pleasing shapes and lines throughout the garden.

Shrubs are also effective weed suppressants for the organic gardener. When planting shrubs as ground cover it is best to plant closer together to minimize bare soil, thinning out the plants as they mature. Utilizing shrubs as ground cover also requires very little maintenance once established especially in the case of evergreens.

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