What To Plant Under Tree's?
Do you have any big or small beautiful trees in your yard that you wish you could plant round?
Well! We have good news for you! Giovanna has given some perfect tips on how to successfully plant other plants around your trees!
Keep reading to learn more!
Tip #1:
If your trees are pine trees; you will need to clean up the pine needles to help create a healthy place for your plants. A lot of people don't know that pine needles naturally create an acid, that discourages plant growth and makes it hard for other plants to survive. So cleaning around the bottom of your tree of pine needles is critical! Especially here in Central Oregon.
Tip #2:
The only type of plants you can plant under trees are shade plants. Trees naturally create shade, and usually the bottoms of the trees don't get much sun light. So when picking out your plants, make sure they are full shade plants.
*You can read more about Shade verse Sun plants on our blog post called "Sun & Shade": Click here:
Tips #3:
To achieve a full beautiful look underneath your tree, the secret is to use multiples of same the plant. Verse multiple variety of plants. Simplicity is key is key when it comes to this. You want to pick 3 plants maximum and sick with them.
Tip #4
You want to use attractive foliage plants that can handle drought.