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ei is blessed with a great number of plants that 
can be used to make our surroundings more pleasing. 
Outdoor beauty can be accented or created by planting 
trees, shrubs, and other plants that have showy flowers, 
colorful leaves or berries, or distinctive forms. When used 
in combinations, they often produce telling effects as, for 
instance, in placing flowering shrubs against taller back- 
ground trees, or varying the composition of a screen to 
provide spring flowers and fall colors. Freshly graded or 
bare slopes along roads and trails are protected and their 
appearance improved when grasses, wildflowers, or vines 
are sown. Not only do plantings add a touch of beauty 
to a place but they attract songbirds and other wildlife. 
