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Plants Stabilize:
A variety of biological factors influence soil formation. Plants stabilize the earth by reducing erosion and surface run-off. They also maintain soil fertility by concentrating organic material and nutrients back at the surface after they have been washed down. As they decay the plants also provide the fine organic humus litter vital to soil life.FOR CULTURAL reasons, some plants need a special environment: many alpines need a rockery, scree bed or Sink garden, while bog plants require damp soil and aquatic plants depend on water. In a small backyard, you may not have room for more than a few plants of each type.
For the best results, always choose the right cultivation technique for the job in hand.Plants are available in several different forms, each of which demands a different treatment in terms of planting and aftercare. Plants are sold as "bare-rooted," "balled," or "container grown." BARE-ROOTED PLANTS This is the cheapest way of buying most plants. Bare-rooted plants are lifted from a nursery bed and most of the soil is shaken from around their roots. Bare-rooted plants should be transplanted only in the fall and winter when they are dormant (or nearly).
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