Choosing Shrubs For Landscaping Ft Worth

| Saturday, June 25, 2011
By Mavis Roach


Shrubs for landscaping Ft Worth need winters devoid of long periods of cold weather. These plants grow in zone 8a with the USDA Plant hardiness map and must survive on little water. Shrubs are green woody plants that grow in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Once a landscaper knows the zone, choosing the plants is next. Size, color, and purpose of the shrub are all decisions that play into the choice. Shrubs come in small, medium, and large sizes. A grower can start with a small size and have it grow into a large size. Again, the choice belongs to the landscaper or his client.

Some common and easiest choices are gardenias, rose trees, azaleas, willows, dogwoods, hibiscus, rhododendrons, lilacs, camellias, bamboos, wisterias, and grapes. These plants come in a variety of colors often red, white, purple, blue, and pink.

Knowing how much space you have to work with will determine how many to put in. Spacing between plants is necessary so the shrub gets enough sunlight, food and water. Because Texas sometimes does not get much rain, choosing shrubs that do not need much water will increase the enjoyment of growing that particular plant.

Stunted growth, yellowing, and smallness of the leaves are signs that the plant may lack some essential element. For full growth, shrubs need the correct amount of pH in the soil and water. If the plant already has healthy growth and lush leaves, it does not need fertilizer. Pruning will continue healthy growth and beauty of the shrub.

The signs of disease on these plants include yellowing of the leaves, dead spots, small leaves, leafless areas, and wilting. If any of these occur, problems with the water, soil, or pH in the soil may be the cause.

Plants need seventeen elements to grow full and healthy. The essential chemical elements include the elements for water: hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon. Macronutrients found in soil and plant foods include nitrogen, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, and sulfur. The bush only needs trace amounts of these. Usually, the soil only lacks one of the elements not all three. In addition, plants need small amounts of things like copper, iron, zinc, chlorine and others called micronutrients.

Nitrogen contributes to making the plant green and healthy. Phosphorous stays in the root system and makes seedlings grow. If a healthy root system already exists, then adding more phosphorous will cause damage to the area the grower puts it. Potassium helps plants absorb water. In drought periods, potassium reduces the amount of evaporation so the photosynthesis cycle continues unabated. Read more about: shrubs for landscaping Ft Worth




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