Do You Live by the Beach? Find the Right Plants for Your Landscape
Using Rhode Island native plants can be greatly beneficial for your landscape.
The local soils of Rhode Island are mainly a sand/loam mix. The native plants are usually compatible to the local soils which are in the New England region.
If you live in Rhode Island, you must be familiar with the unpredictable weather conditions. Rainfalls and storms can damage the landscape as well as planting. By using native plants, you can minimize that damage because they are ready to withstand these weather conditions.
You can use shrubs, trees, or perennials, or a combination of them to add color to your landscape while utilizing each native plantings’ purposes. Christmas ferns and White Fringe Trees are example of native plants that have a better chance at surviving the climate and to grow properly in your garden.
1. Christmas fern can be particularly useful to your landscape. Not only is it a beautiful looking perennial, it also adds shade to your garden and adapts to dry soil as well as wet soil. This perennial also adapts to the cold temperature of Rhode Island.
2. If you want a small tree in your garden, then the White Fringe Tree can be useful to you. It is a low maintenance native plant. It also provides beautiful white flowers which adds value to the aesthetics of your garden.
3. Inkberry is another Rhode Island native plant. This green shrub grows well in the sun as well as the shade and it can be tolerant to dry and drought weather conditions. It is an ideal plant to have in your garden if you live close to Narragansett beach, Bonnet shores, Scarborough beach, etc.
If you are considering adding plants to your landscape, you should first consider the native plants of Rhode Island because of their perks. Your landscaper can additionally guide you into choosing the right native plants.
To look up which plants are native to Rhode Island, check out URI's plant guide http://web.uri.edu/rinativeplants/
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