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Perfect pairings

In addition to "traditional" American plant pairings, there is the "new
style," usually credited to Oehme, Van Sweden and Associates, a
landscape architecture firm in Washington DC. Oehme Van Sweden uses
broad sweeps of grasses and perennials, chosen for attractive form and
strong foliage shapes and flower heads. Typical combinations include
Miscanthus, Pennisetum, and Calamagrotis grasses, sedges such as Carex,
and clumps of Rudbeckia fulgida, lavenders, sedums (particularly Autumn
Joy and Ruby Glow, and Ceratostigma. Accompanying ground covers are
ajugas, asarums, Galium odoratum, lamium, and Stachys bynzantia.

Flower heads and grass plumes are left standing in winter, and are cut
down only in spring, when tulips and other bulbs emerge. Their fading
foliage is soon covered by the densely planted perennial matter. All of
this makes this style of planting a low maintenance scheme which is
suitable for both public and residential use.

(Most of this information comes from Penelope Hobhouse's "Garden Style"
-- good pictures are on pages 152 and 153.)

Roberta


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