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2006-08-10 04:47:44 · 13 answers · asked by y_answrs_brainbus 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Angelica archangelica featured as a bold architectural plant in The Savill's Garden and the RBPB/SITA ET Real Rubbish Garden while in the Laurent Perrier Garden it was used as a plain greenback drop to the bright planting. A more subtle, understated star is Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' which was woven into the planting of many of the small gardens and was also used as a prominent plant for a moist or shady spot in the show gardens of Julian Dowle, Diarmuid Gavin, Elma Fenton, and Kate Frey. Other plants in fashion this year include Arum lilies in a variety of shades from purest white to dark maroon, Cirsium and Aquilegia ‘Black Barlow’. Yellow was the predominant colour in both the gardens and the pavilion.
Black is the new black
In contrast to the softer, wildlife style, there is a lot of bold and adventurous planting on show. Look out for dark-leaved plantings of species such as Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens', Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' and black phormiums that have been widely used for dramatic effect in many gardens including Fleming’s Nurseries Float, The Spiral Garden and The 4head Garden. Edible plants that can be admired and also eaten, are also the order of the day.
2006-08-11 01:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by maidenrocks 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BAMBOO- though at the thought of bamboo, some uneducated gardeners cringe, there are hundereds of different varieties of bamboo. For the small home and yard, gardeners can choose from many dozen varieties of clumping bamboos. These are plants that will not expand their base to more than just a small area. check out the first link for some info and pictures.
For those with a larger area, who want a grove, there are even more options. A bamboo grove can add a peaceful shadded area to a garden, perfect for a meditation area. check out the second link and see what they have to offer....
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF.....
bamboo will not take over the world....
2006-08-10 08:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by mallard guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to follow fashion in the garden, surely you plant what you like and what likes your soil. It is no good planting a rhodedendrum or azalea here in the Cotswold.
2006-08-13 07:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by caroleoctober16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear the Armani shrub is de rigeur and the Versace hedge is to die for. Avoid the Burberry weed though, it's considered a bit chavvy now.
2006-08-10 04:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by peanut1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not going to get top answer for suggesting an Iranian nuclear power plant then?
2006-08-13 03:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a fashion for plants?! Well you could go with this seasons colours for clothes I suppose which would be yellow and pale green =)
2006-08-11 10:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by dot254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not! With the hosepipe ban on, it's now de rigeur to plant shrubs that don't require much water (rosemary, lavender)!
2006-08-13 06:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Lively London Lass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I'm concerned, no plants go out of style, they are timeless.
2006-08-10 08:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drought resistant.
2006-08-13 03:10:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the popularity of the hybrid daylilies are 'very in' right now!
2006-08-10 06:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by Koko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋