Wild: The Naturalistic Garden

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Native and species plants which have evolved naturally, usually have a more appropriate appearance for the essence of naturalistic planting design,' adds designer Cheryl Cummings Kelly bridged his fascination with plants in gardens and in their native circumstances when he attended college. He says his career has always been about trying to connect the dots to create landscapes in a way that is more aware of and more understanding of plants. And in contrast to other plants, Michael says that deciduous grasses are easier than evergreen ones. Deciduous grasses die off in the winter, but they hold their shape. Then in spring, you just cut them completely to the ground and they spring up from new. Naturalistic planting can offer year round interest, looking good through the seasons, and also provides home to hosts of wildlife. I would like to procure a copy of the drawing, “Root systems of prairie plants,” that appears in your helpful article. I would like to have it for my home.

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Blend species with different flowering periods, starting with an explosion of naturalized bulbs followed by of color from the perennials, which then gives way to the sepia tones and movement of the grasses later in the summer,’ explains garden designer David Loy.

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Good soil preparation is perhaps even more important as once plants have established, you want to create minimal disturbance of the soil,’ he adds. Using naturalistic planting design is a perfect way to increase habitats and food for insects, bees, birds and small mammals. These habitats can be rich in diversity, beautiful and easy to look after,' explains garden designer Jennie Herrington.

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Noel Kingsbury is a planting-design consultant and a prolific writer on gardens and naturalistic planting, with over 20 books to his name. He is based in Portugal, where he is developing an experimental garden. Co-authored by planting design expert Noel Kingsbury and the award-winning photographer Claire Takacs, this new book explores a top trend in garden design: nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach. With an increased focus on sustainability and biodiversity, wild and natural gardens are now being favoured over those with manicured aesthetics. WILD documents this seismic shift, through a global survey of over 40 stunning, diverse gardens that embrace ecology.Dwarf fan palm, Chamaerops humilis, is a good choice if you're considering how to create a mediterranean garden. Identifying which USDA hardiness zone we live in is supposed to tell us what plants will overwinter in our region, but that information becomes less reliable as seasonal weather becomes less predictable. Many of the flowers are also chosen because they have good seed heads. That make it a very low maintenance look because there’s little or no deadheading. An inspiration for garden lovers and amateur gardeners alike, WILD also serves as a reference folio for industry experts including planting and landscape designers keen to build more biodiversity into their work. So I caught up with him in his own garden and in a garden he created for a client. He has some very interesting tips for making the look work in a small or middlesized garden.

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Meadow Nord in late May featuring Penstemon “Pocahontas,” Zizia aurea (golden alexander), and Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury’s bergamot). (photo: Kelly Norris) Particular attention is also paid to how each plant grows from the roots on down—whether it clumps or runs, and how well it responds to stress and competition. Every detail of a given plant’s habit provides a clue into how well it plays with others and what ecological niches it can fill. Naturalistic planting design is based on choosing plants that grow well in your area, then repeating them to create a natural rhythm.

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Enlightened gardeners have grown away from contained, stiffly regimented beds organized around lawns in favor of free-form swaths of native plants, pollinators once considered weeds, grasses and wildflower meadows. [ Wild] ... says it all.' - Forbes Here you can see the flowers/seedheads of Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ are higher than the plants around, which are the height of the Calamagrostis foliage. Find out how to prune English lavender to make it look better and last longer. Photos of my lavender from 2013-2023 are proof that it works!