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By Adam Parker
Climbing and scrambling shrubs are valuable assets that have few substitutes. Ideal for covering and concealing ugly walls and fences as well as for adding a touch of green to terraces, pergolas, archways and pillars are members of the genera Ainpelopsis, Aristolochia, Clematis, Euonymus, Hedera, Hydrangea, Lonicera, Rosa, Vitis and many others.
The loveliest features of parks as well as private gardens and often also true masterpieces of the gardener's art are heath and rock gardens. Here, in particular, shrubs and sub- or semi-shrubs play an important role. Heath gardens are made up almost exclusively of shrubs and sub-shrubs, the most common being vaccinium, Pernetya, Rhododendron, Kalmia, Ledum, and Erica. Best suited for rock gardens, apart from certain dwarf evergreens, are various members of the genera Cotoneaster, cytisus, Daphne, Erica, Vaccinium, Berberis, Rhododendron, Hebe, etc.
Shrubs have aesthetic value in the landscape, particularly in parks and gardens. The heart of every nature lover gladdens in spring at the sight of a rocky hillside with here and there the white flowers of blackthorn and hawthorn or the yellow blooms of the cornelian cherry. Just as lovely are the pink blossoms of dog rose scattered in the pastures or the yellow patches of common broom on heaths and at the edges of forests. Shrubs growing in woodlands or at the margins of forests are not so easily pollinated by the wind as their taller companions the trees and for that reason they are generally adapted for pollination by insects, hence their bright flowers.
Similar species grow on peaty soils in the mountains and foothills. In dry plains areas we also find shrub communities, but composed of different species adapted to their environment.
Besides their importance in landscaping, shrubs also yield raw Inaterials for industrial use. Despite their small dimensions the wood of certain shrubs is much in demand either because of its excellent properties or for special uses (cornelian cherry, box, alder buckthorn, spindle tree, etc.). The wood, bark and leaves of other shrubs yield products needed by the rubber and leather industries (spindle tree, smoke tree, staghorn sumach, etc.).
These general criteria, however, do not always apply. Some species of shrubs may include specimens with a clearly evident main stem (Cornelian cherry, common buckthorn, English holly), and in rare instances some may even attain a height of more than 8 m (hawthorn, English holly). These general characteristics, however, apply to the majority of shrubs.
The loveliest features of parks as well as private gardens and often also true masterpieces of the gardener's art are heath and rock gardens. Here, in particular, shrubs and sub- or semi-shrubs play an important role. Heath gardens are made up almost exclusively of shrubs and sub-shrubs, the most common being vaccinium, Pernetya, Rhododendron, Kalmia, Ledum, and Erica. Best suited for rock gardens, apart from certain dwarf evergreens, are various members of the genera Cotoneaster, cytisus, Daphne, Erica, Vaccinium, Berberis, Rhododendron, Hebe, etc.
Shrubs have aesthetic value in the landscape, particularly in parks and gardens. The heart of every nature lover gladdens in spring at the sight of a rocky hillside with here and there the white flowers of blackthorn and hawthorn or the yellow blooms of the cornelian cherry. Just as lovely are the pink blossoms of dog rose scattered in the pastures or the yellow patches of common broom on heaths and at the edges of forests. Shrubs growing in woodlands or at the margins of forests are not so easily pollinated by the wind as their taller companions the trees and for that reason they are generally adapted for pollination by insects, hence their bright flowers.
Similar species grow on peaty soils in the mountains and foothills. In dry plains areas we also find shrub communities, but composed of different species adapted to their environment.
Besides their importance in landscaping, shrubs also yield raw Inaterials for industrial use. Despite their small dimensions the wood of certain shrubs is much in demand either because of its excellent properties or for special uses (cornelian cherry, box, alder buckthorn, spindle tree, etc.). The wood, bark and leaves of other shrubs yield products needed by the rubber and leather industries (spindle tree, smoke tree, staghorn sumach, etc.).
These general criteria, however, do not always apply. Some species of shrubs may include specimens with a clearly evident main stem (Cornelian cherry, common buckthorn, English holly), and in rare instances some may even attain a height of more than 8 m (hawthorn, English holly). These general characteristics, however, apply to the majority of shrubs.
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When the contours and layout of the garden have been plotted on a flat garden plan, you can begin to translate the shapes into walls, steps and paves areas which will form the basic skeleton of the garden.
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