Think of the colour white and the image of a wedding dress, eggs or snow will likely spring to mind. But with a little stretch of your imagination, visualize instead a small corner bed or a border around a patio filled with white plants. Single-colour schemes are sometimes referred to as “monochromatic” — a term that takes the romance out of any flower arrangement — but be … [Read more...] about Design a white garden
Astilbe
Astilbes stand tall through winter
In the exciting winter issue #16 of Garden Making, you’ll find Stephen Westcott-Gratton’s article on all good things about astilbes. I’m careful to let astilbe stems and flowers stand through winter as part of the brown garden — cinnamon brown astilbe flowers, mahogany brown sedum flowerheads, nutmeg-brown flowers on dwarf woodland hydrangea Pee Wee (Hydrangea quercifolia … [Read more...] about Astilbes stand tall through winter
