Promoting the Use of Native Plant Species in the Home Landscape

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Plants We Use

These are the plants we use most often.

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Perennials

A perennial plant is a plant that lives for more than two years. Many perennials grow and bloom over spring and summer, die back during fall and winter, and grow again the following year from their roots. This is not the case with all perennials. Some have adapted to survive the fall and winter months without dying...

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Deciduous Trees

Deciduous trees are trees that drop their leaves for part of the year. They are found in temperate and tropical climates all over the world. Deciduous trees have broad flat leaves that catch a lot of light and require a great amount of water. In some cases, leaf loss coincides with winter - namely in temperate...

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Evergreens

Evergreens are trees that have foliage year round. The term "evergreen" means that trees will keep growing leaves as other leaves fall off. Most people think of Pine and Christmas Trees when they think of the word Evergreen. These trees are best known for being able to endure cold weather, and dry seasons.

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Grasses

Grasses can be classified as any of many low, green, nonwoody plants belonging to the grass family (Poaceae), the sedge family (Cyperaceae), and the rush family (Juncaceae). There are many grasslike members of other flowering plant families, but only the approximately 10,000 species in the family Poaceae are true grasses.

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Shrubs

A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized woody plant. Unlike herbs, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple stems and shorter height, and are usually under 6 m tall.

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Under-Story Trees

Quite simply, Under-Story Trees are a shrub or tree that is small enough and sufficiently shade tolerant to thrive under the canopies of other, taller trees. The types of Under-Story Trees that will work in your woodland garden depend on the sun that reaches the floor.

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Vines

A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. In parts of the world, the term "the vine" applies exclusively to grapevines (Vitis), while the term "climber" is used for all climbing plants.

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