( ( Since ( ( ( the roots ) ( of ( ( ( most ( ornamental plants ) ) and ) grass ) ) ) ( are ( quite shallow ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( these plants ) ( ( are ( able ( to ( uptake ( ( the water ) ( stored ( in ( ( only ( the ( top ( ( ( 6 to ) 12 ) inches ) ) ) ) ( of ( the ( soil profile ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Since) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS roots)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (RBS most) (JJ ornamental) (NNS plants)) (CC and) (NP (NN grass))))) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (RB quite) (JJ shallow))))) (, ,) (NP (DT these) (NNS plants)) (VP (VBP are) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB uptake) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN water)) (VP (VBN stored) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (ADVP (RB only)) (DT the) (JJ top) (QP (CD 6) (TO to) (CD 12)) (NNS inches)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN soil) (NN profile)))))))))))) (. .)))
Since the roots of most ornamental plants and grass are quite shallow, these plants are able to uptake the water stored in only the top 6 to 12 inches of the soil profile.
(ROOT (S (NP (RBS Most) (JJ growing) (NN plant) (NNS cells)) (VP (VBP expand) (PP (IN through) (NP (NN water) (NN uptake)))) (. .)))