How To Use Vines In Landscaping Your Home

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If you have a wooden house and want vines onrepparttar walls, it is a good idea to construct a detachable trellis, hinged atrepparttar 113352 bottom so that it can swing outward when painting is going on. There will be sufficient flexibility inrepparttar 113353 tendrils to allow this.

Planting Vines

If you are planting annuals, ordinary digging in well-drained soil should suffice. But if you are planting perennials, you will want to plant them as well as any shrub; remember that if they are planted close torepparttar 113354 foundation,repparttar 113355 soil may be poor initially and may need preparation. The hole should be at least 2 feet square. Break uprepparttar 113356 bottom soil and mix in bone meal, peat moss, etc.

If you are planting nearrepparttar 113357 house, be careful to placerepparttar 113358 vine far enough fromrepparttar 113359 overhanging eaves so that water will not drip onrepparttar 113360 leaves. In winter weather, wet leaves can freeze inrepparttar 113361 evening and crack. Also, ifrepparttar 113362 vines are placed against a sunny wall they will get reflective heat, and so they should receive extra watering in hot weather.

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How To Use Annuals In Landscaping Your Garden

Written by Paul Curran


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In no case should they be sown more than 1 inch deep. The seeds of larger plants which have a strong growth, such as sunflowers, can be planted in hills spaced from 2 to 4 feet apart. Often, annuals are planted in rows. This method is used when a cutting garden is being grown. To do this, dig a shallow trench not more than 1 inch deep with a trowel, or your fingers, and then place repparttar seed inrepparttar 113351 trench.

Sow more seed than appears necessary, and then trim out afterrepparttar 113352 plants appear above ground. Thinning is required, in any event, for a good crop of annuals, if only to insure sufficient room for each plant. Transplanting is a considerable shock inrepparttar 113353 life of a plant, and unless it is carefully done,repparttar 113354 plant will die. It is a good idea to expose coldframes and potted seeds torepparttar 113355 outside air for a time before transplanting, in order to prevent shock.

Allrepparttar 113356 soil inrepparttar 113357 frame or pot should be used when transplanting. Transplanting should be done on a cloudy, damp day, if possible. Ifrepparttar 113358 soil is dry, it should be watered before transplanting, and then thoroughly afterrepparttar 113359 plants are inrepparttar 113360 ground. Ifrepparttar 113361 day is sunny, some sort of shade should be provided forrepparttar 113362 newly transferred plants. As soon asrepparttar 113363 plants are established, these protective coverings can be removed.

Paul Curran is CEO of Cuzcom Internet Publishing Group and webmaster at Trees-and-Bushes.com, providing access to their nursery supplier of a range of quality plants, trees, bushes, shrubs, seeds and garden products. Visit their site now to find a great selection of flowers for your garden


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