Ornamental Grass and Ground Covers

• There are many varieties of ornamental grass and ground covers that will make your oak trees look simply splendid. Whether you want bright yellow grass-like foliage or blue clump-forming foliage, there are many choices with relatively low maintenance and beautiful outgrowth that are the perfect complement to your oak trees. It may be best to consult your local nursery to see if there are any samples growing for you to choose from, particularly when they are at peak growth or bloom in their particular season. This will give you firsthand selection based on true-to-life colors and growth patterns.
  
  

Flowering Perennials

• These flowers have names that are quite complicated but most have been nicknamed to match their splendid beauty. One of the many nice things about most flowering perennials is that they are relatively easy to maintain. Another benefit is that they tend to come back year after year without fail. Not all are low maintenance, but for those that require some tending to, you'll find it a pleasure to pick away weeds and prune them as needed.
  
  Whether you want small clumps that spread around your oak trees and beyond or you're looking for flowering types that grow upright and fill out, there's no question that perennials are an excellent choice for plants to grow around the old oak tree.
  
  

Shrubs

• Choosing a particular type of shrub to plant around your oak trees is a matter of preference and taste. There are many different varieties of shrubs that will flourish beneath and around an oak but no two are quite the same. If you are looking for a berry-producing shrub, the choices abound; just be prepared for feathered visitors to feast in the area.
  
  From mountain lilacs to monkey flowers, the colors, sizes and blossom varieties abound, giving you many shrub types to choose from to plant around your oak trees. Be sure to take special note of whether or not the shrubs you are interested in need direct sunlight or can flourish in the shade.