Garden Structure

The ideal in any garden is to make it interesting enough to make you pause and investigate.  Here we see an early summer bed that has some good structure and enough variety to hold your interest.  If you take the time to look, you will see many forms in this bed.  The spikes of Foxglove and Lupines add to the rounded structure of Roses and Peonies.  The shorter spikes of Veronica always mix well with Roses.  Placing trees in the flower garden work very well to draw your eyes into the scene.  Also included here is Sedum for fall, Cranesbill,  and Sweet Woodruff for ground cover.  The fading foliage of spring Daffodils will soon be replaced with mums and other mixed annuals.  So when you are planning your bed this year, mix it up a bit to bring some visual interest to your garden.  




Here is a close up of the Lupine, Peony, Cranesbills.  It makes a good combination.