Ideas
Three Easy Design Ideas the Pros Use
Putting one of everything in a garden often leads to an unhappy gardening experience. Why?
Because each plant gets lost among the others and the garden loses its structure. In gardening,
repeating yourself is a good thing. Here are three ways to do it.
1. Make lines
Our eyes love to follow lines. Creating lines in your garden will make it visually interesting.
Plant one type of grass, perennial, succulent, shrub or tree in straight, curved or parallel lines.
2. Plant five or more
If you can't see the beautiful perennial you planted from the kitchen window or from your
car when you pull into the driveway, then one is not enough. Plant five or more in a group – as
many as needed to look beautiful from a distance. The larger the property and the greater the
distance, the larger the group needs to be.
3. Repeat a color or shape
Repeating a shape, such as mounds of grass, or foliage colors in different locations, will bring
cohesiveness to your garden.
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