My mom's garden... (contd)
What I like from a designer’s point of view is the informality. Things appear to have been thrown together. And yet they attain a wonderful sense of balance and harmony. There are not too many flowering plants if you notice and yet the foliage presents lot of interest.
It is a misconception that a good garden must have lots of flowers. Foliage is not just green. There are yellows and pinks, maroons and violets, other than all hues of green and brown. And these plants don’t have significant flowers. But they are still beautiful. Plants like crotons are quite popular but too common place.There are varieties of Calatheas and Philodendrons, Begonias, Dracaenas or the ubiquitous Rhoeo spathacea and the ‘wandering jew’. Notice how she combines a tall shrub with a shorter shrub or contrasting softer leaves with big leaves.
What I like from a designer’s point of view is the informality. Things appear to have been thrown together. And yet they attain a wonderful sense of balance and harmony. There are not too many flowering plants if you notice and yet the foliage presents lot of interest.
It is a misconception that a good garden must have lots of flowers. Foliage is not just green. There are yellows and pinks, maroons and violets, other than all hues of green and brown. And these plants don’t have significant flowers. But they are still beautiful. Plants like crotons are quite popular but too common place.There are varieties of Calatheas and Philodendrons, Begonias, Dracaenas or the ubiquitous Rhoeo spathacea and the ‘wandering jew’. Notice how she combines a tall shrub with a shorter shrub or contrasting softer leaves with big leaves.
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