Design ideas for foundation plantings

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By: Judith Adam

The choppy, unattractive lines of this house foundation need the softening influence of plants. Illustration by Shelagh Armstrong

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The plants
(legend: H - height; W - width)

1. AMUR MAPLE
Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala
H and W7 m, Zone 3

2. CUTLEAF SMOOTH SUMAC
Rhus glabra ‘Laciniata'
H and W5m, Zone 3

3. BEARBERRY
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
H5 cm, W 1m, Zone 2

4. RUGOSA ROSA
Rosa rugosa
H1.5m, W2m, Zone 3

5. DWARF MUGO PINE
Pinus mugo var. pumilio
H2m, W2.5m, Zone 2

6. ‘WAREANA' SIBERIAN CEDAR
Thuja occidentalis ‘Wareana'
H2.5m, W1m, Zone 3

7. AMERICAN BITTERSWEET
Celastrus scandens
H3m, Zone 3

8. ‘FLAMING MOUND' SPIREA
Spiraea japonica 'Flaming Mound'
H80 cm, W1m, Zone 3

9. MANCHU CHERRY
a.k.a. Nanking cherry
Prunus tomentosa
H2m, W2.5m, Zone 3

10. ‘MISS CANADA' PRESTON LILAC
Syringa ‘Miss Canada'
H2.5m, W1.5m, Zone 3