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Project 4
Project 4
Project 4
CONTENTS
Designing Your Yard...........................................................................................................................................................................1
Step 1: Determine Your Needs.......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Step 2: Take Inventory.......................................................................................................................................................................1
Step 3: Sketch Your Dream Yard........................................................................................................................................................1
Step 4: Select Your Plants.................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Now is the final step. Complete your sketch by choosing the plants and other features appropriate for your new yard. Select
items with characteristics that match not only your needs, but also your yard conditions such as amount of sun, soil type, and
moisture available. Develop a list of suitable plants..........................................................................................................................2
Choosing a tree..................................................................................................................................................................................2
NOW IS THE FINAL STEP. COMPLETE YOUR SKETCH BY CHOOSING THE PLANTS AND OTHER
FEATURES APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR NEW YARD. SELECT ITEMS WITH CHARACTERISTICS THAT
MATCH NOT ONLY YOUR NEEDS, BUT ALSO YOUR YARD CONDITIONS SUCH AS AMOUNT OF
SUN, SOIL TYPE, AND MOISTURE AVAILABLE. DEVELOP A LIST OF SUITABLE PLANTS.
CHOOSING A TREE
General Appearance
Trunk
Crown
1. Make sure the branches come off the leader trunk at between 45-degree and 90-degree angle. Any wounds from
pruned branches should be healed or almost healed.
2. Branches should have good scaffolding, which means they are evenly distributed throughout the tree.
3. Branches should not grow in clusters. The length of each branch should be no longer than one-quarter of the height of
the tree.
Contact information
Once your yard is planted, keep a diary of how the plants perform. If you have any problems or questions, contact us. We can
help!