Garden Flowers

The Power of Colour, Texture And Form

Gardens Flowers are the beautiful displays belonging to separate plants.  How we combine them with all the design elements is what creates an individual and pleasing style.

The suggestion of breaking the usual line or boundary-masking shrubbery can be extended by uniting shrubs into groups of plants which harmonize each other with colourful garden flowers.

Accomplishing this grouped outcome may mean removing one or two plants.  That is getting rid of those garden flowers that no longer add to make the general end product attractive or perhaps moving them to another position.

Apart from offering greater possibility for variety and interest between the groups of shrubbery, the arrangement of form provided by the different varieties of garden flowers add an added facet.  Especially if they are grown through special Supports, helping to keep them separate and upright.

For example, planting a cluster of different sized dome shaped shrubs with a tallish conical form, the largest partly behind, and the others planted haphazardly on either side in the foreground.  The groupings are limitless, for the gardener who is prepared to regularly clip plants into shape.  Fences can be hidden away with well-behaved climbing plants and what you have added in extra space can then be used to grow an array of garden flowers, such as roses (if a sunny spot).

Perennials or seasonal annuals are appropriate garden flowers to make any garden vibrantly alive. If you don’t have time or the liking to reap the rewards of exhibiting beautiful garden flowers, just cover up the area with easy care but attractive ground covers.  You could even plant bright coloured flower bulbs to highlight your boundaries or add some interest along pathways.

Substitutes to Garden Flowers

There are many small colourful foliage plants as well that can keep the garden bright and joyful throughout the seasons.  Planting these instead of garden flowers can be used to give the feeling of extra depth to the garden.  For a better effect, use brighter colours in the foreground and softer ones towards the boundary.

Shades of green are likewise significant.  In some gardens with few garden flowers the ambiance is so relaxing and serene, owing to greens predominating without the distraction of strong colours echoed by garden flowers.  A tranquil ambiance is also achieved with the use of solar garden lights.