Prairie planting

Design a native landscaping plan that resonates with the general public. Consider these tips to keep your landcape from being the neighborhood "weed patch".

Tips on using structural grasses and colourful perennial to create a prairie-style planting

This perennial border is brimming with a colorful, naturalistic planting. It is the perfect tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy a summer day with friends and family. Easy to grow and fairly low care, most plants are attractive to butterflies or hummingbirds!

Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border

Mixtures of grasses and flowering perennials have, in recent years come to be known as prairie planting. Most effective in larger areas, the relaxed, naturalistic feel can also be achieved in smaller gardens.

Prairie plantings includes Echinachea purpurea, Phlox paniculata and Melica ciliata, Jan Spruyt Nursery

The gravel garden has never been more popular, thanks to the pressures of climate change—and the strange misconception that it is somehow low-maintenance.

Piet Oudolf has added a selection of bright annuals to his trademark perennial plantings at Museum Voorlinden. Find his inspirational planting list here

Lottie Delamain considers the characteristic of Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf's famous style of naturalistic planting, and advises on how to get the look at home

Everyone has their preference when it comes to colour. I’m a sucker for the reds, orange and yellows of the colour wheel. I absolutely love planting up red hot colours for clients bringing that feeling of summer to a border. When I started to design the #explodingatomgarden the red hot central core was the starting […] The post Hot Border Planting Ideas in the Exploding Atom Garden appeared first on Garden Ninja Ltd Garden Design.