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Unifying and Separating Landscaping Planting Beds

There are thousands of plant combinations, companion plantings, and color combinations that will work well in landscaping and garden planting schemes. And form a beginner or do it yourselfer standpoint, simplicity and repitition in planting is the best starting point that can be added to later. I usually say to pick a color scheme of two or three colors and repeat it throughout the garden. This helps create unity and balance. For more curious, experimental, or advanced home landscapers there may be a feel for planting in masses or even random, assorted, and wildflower and ornamental grass beds. In any instance, there's always a chance that even the best of planting intentions can disrupt harmony, balance, and unity in the garden instead of creating it. Periodically adding a neutral colored plant or plant group throughout your landscaping ideas can help unify planting beds that differ in color, texture, and even height. Silver or gray plants such as Lambs Ears, Artemesia, Dusty Miller, Santolina, Sage, Horehound, and others are considered neutral colored. Using white flowers as a neutral also works very well. Anything white is a natural focal point and especially in the garden. In a mass of green foliage, orange flowers, mixed flowers, etc., white always draws our eyes to it. Using it throughout the garden will create a sense of unity. Use white sparingly. Too much of it tends to feel cluttered. Unifying a garden that's out of sorts is really quite simple. As well as moving and matching existing elements, try adding a neutral color plant to the different planting areas. Separating or "buffering" beds from each other can be as simple as adding a neutral or group of neutrals between colors or beds. This also helps to keep color and plant transitions from being too hard and sudden. This Article Was Written By: Steve Boulden
Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape Design Site which offers free professional landscaping advice, tips, plans, and ideas to do it yourselfers and homeowners. For more free information on landscaping and garden plants, visit his site at www.the-landscape-design-site.com Article Source: http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/diy Please Rate this Article Not yet Rated Click the XML Icon Above to Receive Landscaping Articles Via RSS! Additional Articles From - Home \| Landscaping Building A Fence: 5 Steps To Getting Started - By : Flora Richards-Gustafson Ten Reasons to Choose Cedar for your Deck or Fence - By : Colleen Welch Rain Barrels Make A Comeback - By : George Wonderman Outdoor lighting: Secure your outdoor space - By : DanPartridge Important Facts About Planting And Transplanting Trees - By : Francis Blair Your Guide To Outdoor Teak Furniture - By : Kenny F Leichester Live In Style Outdoors - With Outdoor Teak Furniture - By : Kenny F Leichester Patio Design - Enlarge Your Living Space With An Backyard Patio Design - By : Mary Swanson How To Plan For Shrubs In Your Garden - By : Simone Piette PacificPavingstone.com: Top Ten Reasons to Choose Paving Stones - By : Terry Morrill Free Landscaping Ideas Free Landscaping Pictures Directory Pictures Of Backyard Landscaping Buy Landscape Fabric Backyard Landscaping Ideas Front Yard Landscaping Ideas Landscaping Plan Landscaping Plans Lawn Care