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Ways to lay out your plants
Introduction
There are various ways that you can lay out your plants once you receive them.
Most require multiples of one variety, so you can either buy more than one or within 2-3 years most herbaceous plants have bulked up enough to be split to make multiples.
Most require multiples of one variety, so you can either buy more than one or within 2-3 years most herbaceous plants have bulked up enough to be split to make multiples.
Clump planting
Roughly circular clumps of the same plants are spaced through the border, sometimes repeating. This is generally the traditional style for herbaceous borders.
Ribbon planting
Plants are spaced in a sinuous, linear way, snaking through or around each other. This requires multiples of each variety.
Intermingled planting
Plants are placed more randomly, intermingled with each other to create an effect as seen in the wild.
Matrix planting
The 'matrix' plant (usually a grass) is planted en masse and acts as a canvas. Other plants are added in drifts (as in ribbon planting) or dotted individually (as intermingled). This style requires multiples of each variety. Sometimes referred to as 'New Perennial' style.
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