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Category Archives: Border Planting Scheme
Elements of Naturalistic Planting – Repetition
Traditional planting schemes set blocks of perennials and shrubs next to one another in order to develop harmonious or contrasting effects that build a picture comprising forms and colours. The contemporary trend for informal, naturalistic planting schemes uses plants in … Continue reading
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Tagged dutch wave, naturalistic planting, plant repetition, planting design
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Perennial Border One Year Old
We set out the plants for this new perennial meadow border exactly one year ago. The cylindrical residential tower on the outskirts of Amsterdam is in a natural green parkland setting. The planting scheme uses grasses to link the residence … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliums, Amsterdam, matrix planting, Ornamental grasses, Perennial Meadows, planting design, Schutterstoren, seasonal highlights, tulips
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New Planting Scheme: Low-growing, for an open, sunny site
Laren, the Netherlands, September 2018 design Piet Oudolf Five theme plants along with up to 25% of so-called complementary plants create many of the planting schemes in my series of eBooks on perennial meadow gardening. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 2018 design … Continue reading
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Tagged complementary plants, matrix planting, Perennial Meadows, planting design, theme plants
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