Plants
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Roses
No flower garden is complete with out having some roses. They come in a large
variety, from the beautiful hybrid teas to the climbing shrubs. In the harsh northern
climates, most will survive the winter if they are properly covered. There is nothing as
nice in a garden as a bed of scented and unscented roses.
Annuals are flowers that
most people buy and transplant they right into their gardens. What makes annuals
such a good buy is that most varieties will flower right from the time you buy them until
the snow covers the ground.
Perennials allow gardeners
to create versatility in your garden by providing plants that winter well. From spring to
fall, various varieties will provide flowering periods anywhere from 2 to 5 weeks. Plant
them once and each year they will come up. But if you think that they don't have to
be attended to - think again. They must be thinned sometimes at least once a year or
more.
Shrubs What better way to decorate and make
your property look super than to put decorative shrubs like flowering lilacs, potentilla,
or ornamentals. They can be put into the ground anytime after the frost has gone and
will take a year or two to come up flowering. When they do it is spectacular.
Plants
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Evergreens No home with a
little space should be without evergreens to act as a windbreak and ground cover. Balsams,
Pines, junipers, cedars, yew and broadleaf evergreens are just a few types that are
available in this area. Protect most from the winter winds and they will thrive
here.
Vines Climbing vines on
vertical surfaces such as roses or clematis certainly add a vertical look to your garden.
There is lots of variety of these plants and they do well in this climate.
Hedges can be used as
windbreaks or a very attractive way to designate a property line. Cedar, Chinese elm,
arctic willow can easily be trained to be in most any shapes you want them to be with
carefully grooming and pruning.
Plants
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Trees No lot in this area
should be without one these great trees. Ash, Birch, Hawthorn, Lindon, Locust, Canadian
Maple, Oak, Poplar all love the sun and make a positive statement about your property.
Fruit Trees Can't image a
large property without an apple. cherry pear, plum or peach tree. Depending upon the
hardiness zone you live in will determine what kind of fruit tree can grow well.
Fruit and Berry Plants Want
a snack while you are busy in your garden? There is nothing better than being able to
munch on strawberries, grapes or raspberries picked fresh from the vine.
Impress your friends and have them over for freshly picked berries from your own vines.
Vegetable Plants There is a
whole multitude of vegetables that can be grown in this region very successfully.
Beans, melons, root vegetables, kole crops, tomatoes, .... you name it we can grow most
anything here except bananas... and even those I have seen started inside, brought outside
during the summer to bear eatable fruit.
Plants
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Water Plants Artificial or
real ponds decorate nicely with water plants like lilies, floating plants, oxygenators
that absorb impurities in your pond and put oxygen back into it. Put these water plants
right into the pond or line the edges.
Herbs Fresh are best and
many people are growing them in little boxes that line their windows. There is a multitude
of varieties and sweet basil tops the list as the most wanted one for your home kitchen.
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In the area in and around Ottawa Canada, the
rural producers are able to grow a wide variety of transplantable plants for your garden
and to landscape your property. 