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Four Seasons of Garden Plants

Pick the herbs and vegetables your family enjoys eating. If you have shade areas consider cultivating vegetables that thrive in the shade, such as kale broccoli and spinach.

Learn the difference between plants belonging to the same family by knowing their botanical names. Knowing their life cycles will help you plan your garden and care for it.

Small Ornamental Trees

Trees can add a sense of dimension to your garden and also provide visual interest all year round thanks to their spring flowers and autumn foliage, berries or seed pods. They also can provide shade and privacy for an entryway or patio. Ornamental trees can be grown as a focal point on their own or grouping them together to create an encircling grove, or planted as part of a mixed-planting and border of flowers. Smaller ornamental trees are available in pre-pruned tree forms at nurseries or be bought bare-root and trained as needed. Viburnums and winged euonymus and late lilacs are all large plants that can be pruned to form small ornamental trees.

If you have a garden that is in an area that is hot and sunny with well-drained ground the blossoming trees will attract butterflies and other pollinators. Crape myrtle, as an example (Lagerstroemia Indica), is a popular choice in the southern part of the country because of its long blooming period of pinks and violets that last from the summer through to the autumn. Its leaves turn from yellow to red in the autumn and its bark becomes attractive in winter. It is resistant to cold in zones 5 through 9.

The heptacodium or seven-sons tree is tolerant of full sunlight and produces tiny white flowers in late summer through early autumn. It's a great solution for creating height alongside decks that are cramped and is drought tolerant once established. The plant is tolerant of USDA zones 5 to 9.

In shadier areas in shadier areas, the golden Irish yew (Chamaecyparis tricarpa) can bring color to shady corners of the garden with its blue-green and green leaves. It grows slowly is tolerant of pruning, and can thrive in full sun or in partial shadow. The narrow, fastigiate habit of this plant makes it an ideal solution for planting in tight spots.

Flowering Vines

Flowering vines are either annuals that bloom for one season or perennials that provide an element of color to the landscape for a long time. Many of these plants need an erect trellis or vegetable garden some other support to climb, though some can just sprawl across the ground. Most grow quickly to fill in the vertical spaces of gardens providing interest and beauty where there may otherwise be a blank space. Vines are available in a diverse variety of colors and bloom times, with plants for every USDA Hardiness Zone. There are also many different varieties of climbing vines, from clinging or woody varieties, such as English ivy, to non-woody or herbaceous vines such as morning glory and nasturtium.

Flowering vines are enhanced by a few types of flowers. The Susan with the black eyes Susan produces a wide variety of flowers that are bright orange, yellow, or white with dark centers. This fast-growing annual is a good option for a sunny trellis and is great for containers too. It's also a popular choice in hanging baskets because it can be twisted around supports.

If you're looking for a more durable alternative to the black-eyed Susan look into the clematis. This perennial is widely available in a variety of colors, including yellow, pink and white. Some clematis varieties, such as Duchess of Edinburgh and Josephine are characterized by large fragrant flowers that bloom in early spring; other varieties, like Sweet Autumn, bloom throughout summer and fall.

Another evergreen, flowering vine is Carolina jessamine (Jasmine wrightii). This native to the southern United States makes a beautiful addition to a container or garden with its golden yellow trumpet-shaped blooms. It can grow to astonish heights if unpruned and given adequate support, making it a great plant for vegetable garden screening an area of view or a an area of shade in starting a garden yard.

Container Plants

Container plants can instantly add the color of your garden grow without the commitment of planting plants in raised garden beds beds or on the ground. They can also serve as a focal point for the front of a home. And they're a wonderful method to grow flowers, herbs, or vegetables at eye level for easy picking or cooking. Containers can be almost anything such as barrels (even half-barrels of wood) and baskets, buckets containers, window troughs, boxes, and even bath tubs or Urns.

Knowing your plants and paying them the right amount of attention is key to an effective container garden. Container plants dry out faster than those in the soil, and so watering them more frequently is needed. Watering in the morning is ideal since it provides enough moisture to endure the midday heat, and also prevents any dampness on the leaves at night.

For the perfect container garden, look for trailing plants that have bright flowers or fun foliage. Coleus thrives in pots, and comes in a wide variety of colors as well as dark green and leaf shapes that are variegated. Another colorful option is the Ivy-flowered geranium. It's a classic plant for containers with sun and it self-cleans so that you don't have to deadhead it.

If you want a taller potted plant to fill your outdoor space, you should consider the Japanese pieris. It blooms in spring and summer with stunning pink, salmon-pink, white, or red flowers. A container of this deer-resistant shrub will dress up a corner in the shade or sun. Papyrus is also a great filler for a large pot and its tufts vibrantly colored foliage look gorgeous draped over the sides. Golden creeping Jenny is another option (Lysimachia numularia 'Aurea', Zones 4-8). It's a fantastic trailing plant for sunnier containers and its golden coin-shaped leaves blend well when paired with other colors.

Mid-Sized Trees

There is room in the garden for flowering plants that do not overly tall. These beauties provide four-season interest and add visual texture and form to the garden. They also bring a garden to life with their vibrant colors, flowers and scents. These small trees can be used to fill in a small garden, front yard or accent.

Crape myrtles are a classic example of this type of flowering tree. Breeders have developed a variety of colors, from lilac-purple blooms like Muskogee crape myrtle to the stunning hot pinks of Strawberry Dazzle crape myrtle to the deep reds of Dynamite and the beautiful white of Natchez crape myrtles. These trees are fast-growing and bloom throughout the summer. They can last for 40 years if properly cared for.

Serviceberry (Melancholiaxlucida) is a beautiful deciduous tree that has flowers. This native tree has stunning white flowers in spring followed by tasty dark blue berries, and finely toothed leaves. It also has yellow and red fall color and a lighter brown winter bark. It is easy to grow Serviceberry in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, it is drought resistant.

If you are looking for a small tree that will never die, look into swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor). This fast-growing tree is disease-free and can be found in wetlands, where other trees cannot adapt. It can tolerate some flooding and is an excellent option for areas which are wet. It can grow to 50-60 feet in a round shape and is an excellent choice for clay and moist soils. Once established, it is drought-resistant and is resistant to air pollution.

Light Requirements

There are mentions of "full shade," "partial shade," and even "part sun" on plant tags. The majority of the time, these terms are not well-defined. Typically, plants that require full sun need minimum of six hours of direct sunlight each day. The sun's rays are at their peak between 10 am and 4 pm, therefore a full-sun garden should be protected from brutal afternoon sun.

Some fruiting and veggie vegetables can withstand light shade, but most need full sunlight. This is also true for leafy green vegetables, but it may take a little longer for these crops to mature and produce when they are in shaded areas.

Partial sun is an expression used to describe garden areas that get between three and six hours of direct sun every day. The rest of the day they are moderately shaded or have diffused light from the leaves and tree shadows. The east side of your house is the ideal spot for partial shade/partial sun. This will provide cool morning sunlight and early afternoon shade for many sun-loving plants such as rhododendrons, azaleas and macrophylla hydrangeas.

Full shade is an expression used to describe extremely dark areas that do not receive direct sunlight. These areas may be covered by high evergreens or structures that hang over, or they could just be enclosed passageways and gardens between houses. These areas are difficult to cultivate as a result of the competition for moisture with tree roots and a general lack of light. If you notice that a flower gardens or vegetable garden (Suggested Reading) isn't thriving in this kind of shade, you can try moving it to another location and provide supplemental water as required. Shade-loving plants include astilbes, golden Hakone Grass, goatsbeard and a variety ferns.