Architectural Plants –
Plants that stand out.
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Now – these guys definitely stand out, but they’re perhaps not quite what I’m talking about.
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…. even these younger guys won’t do either. Because what we’re talking about here is the planting of an individual plant in a prominent position. A plant that screams out ….. LOOK AT ME !!!!
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This is Mahonia japonica …. very regular growth patterns with striking whorls of vertical yellow spikes. Back in the 1960s they flowered in January … nowadays, the changing climate has pushed them forward to mid to late October.
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…. sometimes they’re a bit bigger, like this member of the Dogwood family.
Cornus kousa hails from the Orient, flowers in May/June and makes a terrific ‘stand alone’ plant.
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Often they’re like this … this Pampas grass becomes very large, and our local TV gardener, Percy Thrower used to recommend setting them alight at the seasons end. We would not go that far !!!
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Or like this Juniper ‘Skyrocket’
Whatever they are, they are bold and attract the eye all on their own.
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Like this Tree Fern
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