- Annuals offer instant cover and color to a garden. Living only for one growing season, annual plants work well alone, with perennials, vines, bulbs or shrubs. They are also popular for containers and hanging baskets.
- Gardeners consider perennials the backbone of the garden as they come back for several years after they are established. Perennials are available in almost any height, color and blooming time.
- Vines and creeper plants, both annual and perennial, can ramble across the ground or climb a fence or trellis, giving a softening effect to awkward places. Strategically placed vines can act as a privacy screen.
- Varieties of bulbs that bloom at different times of the year can bring color to the back yard throughout the growing season. Some, like crocus and tulips, may start blooming before the last of the snow has melted.
- Ground cover plants can be a quick way to cover bare spots to prevent erosion, weed invasion or to cover an unattractive bare spot. Plants considered ground cover include types of shrubs, flowering plants and fruit bearing plants.
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