Because their roots run deep in good soil, cherries are fine trees to underplant with perennials or spring-flowering bulbs. |
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Because clematis prefer a cool root environment, plan to underplant with a groundcover or perennials that have shallow, non-invasive roots. |
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I always prefer to grow natives with natives, which is why I would choose to underplant gum trees with just a few clumps of lomandra or dianella. |
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Incidentally, if you do decide on a witch hazel, underplant it with a carpet of snowdrops the combination is stunning. |
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In cold climates, you could substitute a trio of birches for the tree aloes and underplant them with blue fescue. |
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I would remove the grass around the oak tree and underplant it with woodland flowers, and continue spilling and adding sand to improve the drainage of the other lawn. |
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If you want some springtime surprises, it's your last chance to underplant them with bulbs such as tulips and hyacinths. |
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As with beds and borders, underplant with dwarf spring-flowering bulbs, such as daffodil, crocus and tulip. |
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If you have a very large container, you can underplant the tree with strawberries to make the most of the space. |
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To rejuvenate a conifer which has gone brown in the centre, remove the dead branches, cut off a few lower larger branches and underplant the conifer with ground-cover plants. |
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As quickly as possible, we need to triple the number of native trees in our lawns and underplant them with the understory and shrub layers absent from most managed landscapes. |
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Cut off a few of the lower large branches to enable you to underplant with ground cover plants which will withstand dry shade such as vinca and cranesbill geranium. |
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Underplant with bulbs, crocus or diminutive daffodils to extend into spring. |
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Underplant with early flowering snowdrops, primroses and hellebores for a display to lift the spirits. |
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Underplant those with midriff plants such as geraniums, sages or begonias and then have a series of trailers. |
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