"Uses" Definitions
Groupings: when you plant your plants in small clusters. In other words, you are physically creating a group of plants that look good together.
Hedge: when you grow a bunch of shrubs close together. A hedge resembles a half wall.
Privacy Screen: when you plant a bunch of dense and/or tall plants together to create a wall or block a view or line of sight. An example of this could be planting several Cypress close together in a line on the side of your property to block your neighbor's view of your house.
Decorative Accent/Accent Specimen: when you add a few--not a lot!--of a plant variety to your landscape in a stylized way. An example of this could be adding two Italian Cypress trees to your front yard on either side.
Windbreak: provides some protection from the wind.
Hedge: when you grow a bunch of shrubs close together. A hedge resembles a half wall.
Privacy Screen: when you plant a bunch of dense and/or tall plants together to create a wall or block a view or line of sight. An example of this could be planting several Cypress close together in a line on the side of your property to block your neighbor's view of your house.
Decorative Accent/Accent Specimen: when you add a few--not a lot!--of a plant variety to your landscape in a stylized way. An example of this could be adding two Italian Cypress trees to your front yard on either side.
Windbreak: provides some protection from the wind.
Example of grouping
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Example of a privacy screen
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Example of Decorative Accent
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Light Requirements
Full Sun: 6 or more hours of bright direct sunlight every day
Partial Sun: 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight every day
Full Shade: less than 4 hours of sunlight every day
Partial Sun: 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight every day
Full Shade: less than 4 hours of sunlight every day
USDA Hardiness Zone
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The USDA Hardiness Zone Map is a system that helps people that grow plants figure out if a certain plant will thrive where they live. The map is split into 13 different zones, which are further split into an "a" and "b" differentiation. For example, there are zones 8a and 8b. The letters "a" and "b" denote differences in zone 8's lowest temperatures, where the lowest temperature in 8a is 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit and 8b is 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Luckily, the USDA makes it easy on all of us! All we have to do is go to their website, enter our zip code, and the USDA will tell us our zone! |
