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3. Think of plants as forms. Visualizing the plants as forms is another design strategy that works well in any garden style. You see it often in contemporary and formal gardens, where the repetition of plants in shapes like spheres, cones and blocks creates a sense of ordered calm. To re-create this look, add groupings of evergreen plants like boxwoods, pittosporum and privet clipped into geometric shapes. The plantings can stand on their own or act as a backdrop to looser ornamental plantings. Step Up Your Garden’s Design With Planted Geometry
Always have something in bloom by planting a mix of flowers that bloom from early spring to late autumn.Keep tall plants to the center and back of beds. You can plant these in clumps and drifts as well, or simply have one or two as architectural accents rising above everything else.Have a lawn or mulched pathway snaking through the landscape, or place a garden bench, sculpture or birdbath among the flowers. These features add visual interest and anchor points, and also help tie the garden’s elements into materials found in the urban jungle — like wood, stone, concrete and metal.MoreHow to Find the Right Native Plants for Your YardFind a landscape designer on HouzzBrowse birdbaths
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