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Quickly Grow And Cover:
Plugs are pieces of sod, one and a half or two inches or so in diameter, of creeping grasses. When planted, they quickly grow together and cover the ground. They differ from sprigs in that each consists of many rather than few of shoots and includes the soil in which the roots grow (sprigs carry little or no soil with them). Zoysia grasses are the ones chiefly propagated by plugs. They make good turf sooner when grown in this way rather than from sprigs.CLIMBING FOLIAGE is particularly useful for clothing unsightly buildings and blending them into the backyard scene. Types of ivy (Hedera,, vines (Vitis,), and species of Parthenocissus will all quickly grow and cover the building or Wall they are grown up. Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Boston ivy, P. tricuspidata have the added advantage of stunning crimson foliage in the fall, as does Vitis coignetiae, aptly named the crimson glory vine.
Hardy perennials are very valuable in the garden and play a major role, as most of them are relatively cheap, grow quickly, and can readily be increased in several ways, including by seed, division, or cuttings. Most of them, like trees and shrubs, live for many years. In addition, most of them, unlike trees and < shrubs, are herbaceous as they have soft stems which die down in the fall and grow again the following spring. A number of them have evergreen leaves, and one or two grow in the winter and die down in the summer. Not all herbaceous perennials are in fact hardy, but here we are concerned only with those that are. Herbaceous perennials may be used in a variety of ways in the backyard.
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