Topography and the effect of native plants

The third factor responsible for styles in gardens is the native plant growth of a particular area, but this must be qualified. Actually the atmosphere is moist, can be identified by their luxuriant growth of vines and shrubs and their nearly perfect turf.

Diverse American Styles

If all these conditions – climate, topography and native plants – could be put in one nation, we would expect to find there all types and styles in gardening, and that is exactly what we have in the United States. As you know, we have almost every extreme of weather, climate, topography and plant material available within our borders.

In fact, even in such a small state as New Jersey there are mountainous terrains, large sandy areas of practically level land, and gently rolling land with excellent soil conditions. There are areas in New Jersey where the predominating trees are conifers and other areas, just a few miles away, where no conifers of any importance are found, practically all the trees like calamondin citrus tree being deciduous.

In the United States people can buy properties with rushing streams or placid bodies of water on them; other pieces of property lie in the midst of veritable deserts. Therefore, it is important to take stock of your type of topografia, climate, and plant material so you can put together the ingredients that will give you a garden best suited to your particular location.