The blooming garden behind the house
Among the trees the path is climbing
And on the grass so green and fluffy
The harmony is cheering and smiling!
(Unknown author)
Deciduous plants are the basis and the background of any landscape composition. Carefully selected deciduous and fruit trees form the landscape contour, moreover there can be a lot of variations of its architecture. Depending on the spreading crown, the contours and the shape of leaves a garden is getting different shapes in different seasons. Also, due to a judicious mix of deciduous, shrubs and fruit trees you can achieve, for example, the illusion of space, expand the perspective. In this case the important function of desiduous plants is preserved- it is to create the shadow and influence the microclimate of the landscape in the whole.