No matter how much careful planning and planting have gone into your garden, it can all be to no avail if the ultimate sizes of the plants have not been considered, and this means the width or spread of the plants, not just their height.
The overall shape and form of every plant must be taken into account. for they will largely determine the final effect of the planting, particularly the way it appears in winter. Height and spread can be used to advantage when you want to provide sentinel effects in borders or to highlight a gateway or path.
Flowers not only offer colour but also scent, and when the two coincide, the effect of each can be heightened. The appreciation of a particular fragrance is always a personal matter, and what gives pleasure to one may not be detected by another. it is worth remembering, too, that some plants, especially roses and lilies, are expected to be fragrant. In fact, this is not always the case, and if scent is important to you, check that the variety you are proposing to plant is, in fact, scented.
In addition to the pleasures that colour and scent bring us, we should not forget that we can include in our gardens phints that will attract butterflies and other beneficial insects. In autumn moths are attracted by blue flowers, and Ceanothus (Californian lilac) and Caryopteris (blue spiraea) are often covered by moths in their endless search for nectar.
Silver and grey plants, such as santolina (cotton lavender) and artemisias. arc the ideal foil for most other colours, and they can be introduced to create buffer zones between strong colours, such as reds and blues, and to provide somewhere for the eye to rest.
Seasons change, and so do the sources of colour. In spring, summer and autumn there are so many that we tend to take them for granted. In autumn we look for the colour of the leaves and also of ripening fruits and berries, such as those of cotoneasters and pyracanthas (firethorn). The importance of evergreens, such as elaeagnus and photinias, in providing colour in winter is often overlooked, and fasminum (winter jasmine) offers yellow winter flowers. - 16035
The overall shape and form of every plant must be taken into account. for they will largely determine the final effect of the planting, particularly the way it appears in winter. Height and spread can be used to advantage when you want to provide sentinel effects in borders or to highlight a gateway or path.
Flowers not only offer colour but also scent, and when the two coincide, the effect of each can be heightened. The appreciation of a particular fragrance is always a personal matter, and what gives pleasure to one may not be detected by another. it is worth remembering, too, that some plants, especially roses and lilies, are expected to be fragrant. In fact, this is not always the case, and if scent is important to you, check that the variety you are proposing to plant is, in fact, scented.
In addition to the pleasures that colour and scent bring us, we should not forget that we can include in our gardens phints that will attract butterflies and other beneficial insects. In autumn moths are attracted by blue flowers, and Ceanothus (Californian lilac) and Caryopteris (blue spiraea) are often covered by moths in their endless search for nectar.
Silver and grey plants, such as santolina (cotton lavender) and artemisias. arc the ideal foil for most other colours, and they can be introduced to create buffer zones between strong colours, such as reds and blues, and to provide somewhere for the eye to rest.
Seasons change, and so do the sources of colour. In spring, summer and autumn there are so many that we tend to take them for granted. In autumn we look for the colour of the leaves and also of ripening fruits and berries, such as those of cotoneasters and pyracanthas (firethorn). The importance of evergreens, such as elaeagnus and photinias, in providing colour in winter is often overlooked, and fasminum (winter jasmine) offers yellow winter flowers. - 16035
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In garden planning, flowers of different colors will brighten up your garden and make your garden look lively.
