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Group Of Plants:
Whichever plants we choose to grow, they must be displayed well if they are to look their best. The easiest way to group of plants is to make a series of small feature "pictures" and create clusters of plants, sometimes only two or three, each adding to the others' beauty and effectiveness.
PLANT ASSOCIATION is not just a question of putting together plants that flower at the same time. Instead, look for plants that complement each other in terms of habit and size, texture and color.THE BEST WAY of planning a border is to work with small group of plantss of plants so you can concentrate on the relationship between the subjects, and so gradually build up the group of plantss into a whole border planting. Choose plants with shapes that complement each other and which make an interesting and varied effect. You will notice that different plants create a variety of effects. Spiky plants, for example, are active and lead the eye upward and onward to neighboring plants, while gentle hummock-forming plants are calming and bland, and lead the eye horizontally along the border. At the same time think of height. Either use a tier system with tall plants at the back and shorter ones at the front, or use tall plants in the middle of the group of plants to create peaks of interest, with shorter-growing plants leading the eye upward toward them. This will divert the eye and prevent it from traveling straight down the border, taking it all in at a glance. However, if tall plants are used toward the front of a border, they should be wispy enough to allow the eye to pass through them, yet substantial enough to break the line.
Medium-sized, main-feature plants can be grown with stronger-growing trailing plants to keep the display well in scale. Trailing plants will help to soften harsh outlines, but remember to leave sufficiently exposed any container with a pleasing shape, especially if it has prominent decoration. To COUNTERACT the long narrow shape of a window-box, you should make every attempt to avoid planting in straight rows. More informality can be given to the display by varying the heights of the main plants and by softening the effect with filler plants. One way to make an attractive planting is to group of plants main-feature plants first and then put fillers in between.
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