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•Ground Covers 101
Frequently unnoticed and rarely the charismatic site of landscape, ground covers do provide a scenic background of consistent surface that can allow the background surface, exotic plants and trees to look great. The most common ground cover is grass and it definitely has a place in gardening and landscaping. However, there is a limitation how much grass one can grow. Either the area is too large or the soil is not suitable. Sometimes homeowners live in areas where sunshine is limited and...

•Legacy Sugar Maple Beautiful Fall Foliage of Yellows and Reds
Ahh, the Sugar Maple! Even the name sounds enticing. This tree is a species of species of maple which is native in northeastern forests in North America. The Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum), which is sometimes called the hard maple or rock maple, is a deciduous tree that grows 80 – 115 feet on average. They have been seen to grow as high as 150 feet. The latter height is more common in forests but upon the grounds of certain old residences, these trees can be admired. These trees are infamous for...

•Evergreen Trees Landscaping Trees With Many Purposes
In the world of plants, an evergreen tree is one which has leaves all year round. This is different from deciduous plants which completely lose their leaves during autumn and winter. With evergreen trees, the same leaf does not persist all year round but the constant growth of new leaves quickly replaces the shed leaves. There are some exceptions to this rule, for example- the Welwitschia which produces two different types of leaves will grow continuously for 20-40 years. There are hundreds of...

•Red Sunset Maple Trees Alive With Fiery Foliage
Although maples are often thought of as the beauty of the North American woodlands, the vast majority of the fifty or sixty species are natives of Asia, and chiefly the part which lies between the Himalayas and Japan. They are now native to North American but the origin lies in Asia. They have been in North America for as far back as one can go in history. Canada made the maple leaf its official symbol and it graces the Canadian flag as well as the Canadian coat of arms. In France, England,...

•Common Beggar s Tick
Common Beggar's-tick is a plant often known as (Hairy Beggar's-tick). It goes by the scientific name Bidens Alba. Beggar’s tick belongs to the Compositae (Asteraceae) which is a family of Sunflowers. Bidens in Latin signifies double pronged and refers to two projections that usually appear at top of the seed. Alba in Latin denotes white, which refers to the flowers. Just like a tick, the seeds of beggar’s tick hook themselves on to people, animals or insects and spread themselves in the...

•Ceratophyllym Demersum Coontail
Ceratophyllym demersum (also known as the Coontail) is an undersea rootless perennial plant with several branches with rigid bushy whorls of split dark green leaves. This underwater plant is often seen growing in lakes, streams, ponds and slow running waterways all over the country. There are several species of Coontail which have now made Florida their home. When the water is nutrient rich, Coontail tends to form thick colonies anchored to each other or suspended near the surface. The leaves...

•Native Plants For Your Home Garden
Sometimes you may look at your home garden and then feel like you need to change the appearance and get something that is more natural looking, and that being inclined to mean wild as well. It might be because you saw some as you drove by and the thought of having some natural bloomers in your backyard crossed your mind. Well the good news is that WetlandSupplies has got all the species and varieties that you may be eyeing with delivery being made to your home state without delays. That’s...

•The Beautiful Pink Dogwood Flowering Trees Order Today From a Mail Order Nursery
Pink Cherokee Chief Dogwood – Makes a great addition to any yard Does your yard lack color? Does it lack a feeling of serenity and peace when it comes to your yard design? Is it bare or too busy? No matter what your reason the Pink Cherokee Dogwood makes a great addition to any landscape. This kind of pink dogwood tree is the so called “Chief of the dogwood family.” It has a very showy display of blooms in the spring and stunning deep pink foliage in the fall that seems to last forever. It...

•Hibiscus Laevis
Hibiscus laevis belongs to the Malvaceaefamily and is also known as the Halberd-leaf Rosemallow. It is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant which originated from eastern and central North America. Appearance Hibiscus laevis has unbranched stems which are hairless and round. They often grow to be around two meters in height, or occasionally taller. The root system is made up of a tap root. The leaves are hairless, alternate and divided into three to five pointed lobes with crenate or serrate...

•The Southern Yellow Pine Tree
Belonging to the Pinaceae family, the Southern Yellow Pine is a pine tree that is native to the south-eastern United States. It is found alongside the coastal plains from east Texas to south Virginia, and also extends into central and northern Florida. The Southern Yellow Pine is often called the Longleaf Yellow Pine, the Longleaf Pine or as the Pitch Pine. Appearance This pine tree can reach heights of thirty five meters and usually has a trunk that is twenty eight inches in diameter. The...