While many gardeners may be familiar with the more prostrate forms of juniper shrubs, the fact is most species of junipers grow as trees in the wild. Juniper trees (Juniperus spp.) are nonflowering plants that reproduce by producing cones, therefore appropriately called gymnosperms.
Definition of foundation for English Language Learners : a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath : something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something
A foundation is the base for something. You often hear about the structural foundations of buildings, but a good idea can also be the foundation of a successful business. In the simplest sense, foundations support something else. Friendship is the foundation of a good marriage, and many svelte figures rely on girdles (known to underwear specialists as a foundation garment). But foundations are also charitable organizations.