Designing A Native Garden Bed
Sat 21 feb 2009 1 00am published.
Designing a native garden bed. Distinct and diverse some of these plants have been a source of food medicine and aesthetic appeal for millennia. However some planning beforehand might be wise. The term native garden is now familiar to many people but is very often misunderstood to mean any space in which volunteer plant species are allowed to flower and set seed.
Most native plants do not like wet feet so build up the garden bed slightly to help excessive water drain away. This garden bed has a headboard draped with white gold and purple flowers pillows made of small privets a mattress is made of grasses violets or flax a footboard of a white flowered shrub. With our unique skill sets we can help you create a beautiful garden suitable to your needs.
Her stunning garden with panoramic views of the macedon ranges features a variety of australian native plants and a contemporary take on the latest in garden ideas and plantings. It can be edged with limestone brick or some other natural material. If you plan and theme your beds and choose and position your plants carefully you ll be well on the way to achieving a stunning garden bed.
Best of all a natural garden can easily transform into a garden for all seasons. Even a clean cut edge can really help define the garden s borders. Native plants are a great choice for your yard or property because they are adapted to grow in the specific conditions of our region.
A playful group of golden ray stands at one corner near a fern frond. A well designed native garden can be enhanced with a border. This type of garden not only incorporates native trees and shrubs but wildflowers and native grasses as well.
Studying native plants and garden design led kathleen murphy to create a water wise oasis at her home where clients can see her work firsthand. There are at least two good reasons why a weedy vacant lot is not a native garden. Native garden designs.