Re: Juniper Level / Tony Avent

In a message dated 10/18/02 3:22:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mtalt@hort.net 
writes:


> Point is, most of us cannot duplicate the "English" border, but we
> can have the same type of effect using plants that grow well where we
> garden if we consider form and  foliage as part of the design theme
> and not just flowers.

This is the best part of Marge's message.  It is not hard to "learn" this 
theory and it makes for interest all the warm months.  If you need flowers, 
you can add containers to the foliage groups and move them around as needed.  
A large container on a pedestal or another upturned pot to give height is 
good.  Some of the best and newest plants being introduced are not being 
grown for flowers.  I would agree with this completely.  Add to the very good 
idea the fact that foliage plants in the many sizes and shapes available are 
easier to manage than those that are failures if they do not bloom.  Just now 
in my frosted garden there are two big containers of Artemesia 'Powis Castle' 
which survive a while longer looking like grand grey shrubs amongst some 
evergreens.  Flowering plants have disappeared (or been cut down) but the 
small conifers and Artemesias look good.  This just happened, I did not plan 
it so would think if you really did plan form and texture you could achieve a 
border to be proud of.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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