Plants play a vital role in any great garden. Understanding the conditions of the garden, the style of the property and the local environment is key to creating a fresh and exciting new planting scheme.

Used creatively plants can achieve so many functions in a garden. Providing colour and seasonal variation, plants also create height, ‘structure’ and interest within the garden.

Hedges are often the best way to define boundaries, and act as the natural backdrop to the rest of the planting.

New Planting Schemes

A good planting scheme will have a sense of visual rhythm. The balance between different plant types will create interest and harmony; while allowing for moments of dynamic variation. Repetition of plants throughout the scheme will make the design appear cohesive and strong.

Giving thought to the seasons and how plants will look throughout the year is also important. Bold herbaceous borders that look fantastic in high summer will invariably look relatively bare in the depths of winter. Evergreen shrubs that have impact in winter will remain relatively ‘static’ in summer.

Planting Plans

Planting plans give a precise layout to follow when planting a new scheme, with correct spacing between plants. This avoids the congestion of trees and shrubs in future years. Resulting in a more appropriate layout that will gradually mature over time. Understanding the eventual height and spread of each plant is important.

Sourcing Plants

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Container Planting

Many beautiful shrubs and small trees do very well in pots and containers and will happily thrive for many years. A large pot will act as a focal point within a garden. Two pots together can dress either side of the front door. Pots lining a terrace or placed down a set of wide steps will add a sense of luxury to a property.

Planting in pots and containers also allows for placing plants in otherwise less appropriate spaces. And adds another visual element to the look of the garden. Selecting the right pots and containers is all important and these should fit in with the overall design. A few large pots of the same style will usually look more effective than an eclectic mix of smaller containers.