Foliage in Landscape Design

Foliage in landscape design will be blogged today by people from the Garden Designers Roundtable. I am opting out this month. However, I would just like to point out one suggestion when working with plant leaves.

That point is TEXTURE.

Make sure when you are selecting plants that those adjacent to each other have different textures. This is because the contrast in foliage creates interest. As an example, here are a few plant combinations:

Rhododendron and Boxwood (small leaves and large leaves)
Ornamental Grasses and Nepata (Catmint)
Roses and Lavender
*I would not use Boxwood and Azalea together, since they both have small leaves.

Follow these suggestions, and your garden will have lots more interest.

So...now please visit the wonderful other garden designers of the Garden Designer Roundtable to read in depth articles with the designers' individual points of view! Go to Garden Designers Roundtable for the direct links.