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2. The broad palette of available shrubs allows the gardener’s inclinations to surface,
as shrubs can be chosen to emphasize food, crafts, ornamentals, birds, insects,
native plants, exotics, or just raw biodiversity
3. Shrubs come in all sizes, from dwarf to nearly tree-sized
4. Shade-tolerant varieties can lurk beneath the trees, sun-loving types in the sunny
spaces between.
11.5 Bedding Plants or Herbs
– The Herb Layer is used in the broad botanical sense to mean nonwoody vegetation:
flowers, culinary herbs, and cover crops, as well as mulch producers and other
soil-building plants.
– Emphasis is on perennials and annuals.
– Shade-lovers can peek out from beneath taller plants, while sun-worshiping species
need the open spaces.
– It is better to use more efficient shrubs in reducing CO 2.
11.6 Lawns or Ground Covers
– It is best to use high-efficiency shrubs that absorb more carbon dioxide as
Bougainvillea glabra, Dodonaea viscosa, Hedera helix, Lantana camara, Schinus
terebinthifolius and Malvaviscus mollis
– They play a critical role in weed prevention, occupying ground that would
otherwise succumb to invaders.
11.7 Climbers and Vines
– This layer is for climbing plants that will twine up trunks and branches, filling the unused regions (https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/
garden-planning/backyard-fores).
– It is best to use high-efficiency shrubs that absorb more carbon dioxide as
Bougainvillea glabra and Hedera helix.
– Some of the perennial vines can be invasive or strangling; hence, they should be
used sparingly and cautiously.
E. M. Koriesh and I. H. Abo-Soud
2. The broad palette of available shrubs allows the gardener’s inclinations to surface,
as shrubs can be chosen to emphasize food, crafts, ornamentals, birds, insects,
native plants, exotics, or just raw biodiversity
3. Shrubs come in all sizes, from dwarf to nearly tree-sized
4. Shade-tolerant varieties can lurk beneath the trees, sun-loving types in the sunny
spaces between.
11.5 Bedding Plants or Herbs
– The Herb Layer is used in the broad botanical sense to mean nonwoody vegetation:
flowers, culinary herbs, and cover crops, as well as mulch producers and other
soil-building plants.
– Emphasis is on perennials and annuals.
– Shade-lovers can peek out from beneath taller plants, while sun-worshiping species
need the open spaces.
– It is better to use more efficient shrubs in reducing CO 2.
11.6 Lawns or Ground Covers
– It is best to use high-efficiency shrubs that absorb more carbon dioxide as
Bougainvillea glabra, Dodonaea viscosa, Hedera helix, Lantana camara, Schinus
terebinthifolius and Malvaviscus mollis
– They play a critical role in weed prevention, occupying ground that would
otherwise succumb to invaders.
11.7 Climbers and Vines
– This layer is for climbing plants that will twine up trunks and branches, filling the unused regions (https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/
garden-planning/backyard-fores).
– It is best to use high-efficiency shrubs that absorb more carbon dioxide as
Bougainvillea glabra and Hedera helix.
– Some of the perennial vines can be invasive or strangling; hence, they should be
used sparingly and cautiously.