Garden Design Featuring White Flowers and Foliage
Saturday May 2, 2009
White is actually a pretty tricky color to design with, in the garden. White washes out in bright sun, but positively glows in partial shade. The garden design plan outlined here features plants with white and silver flowers or foliage that will brighten a forgotten, partial shade corner. Because many of these plants aren’t dependent on flowers to make an impact, it’s also a lower maintenance garden design. Cool shade, undemanding plants. What else could you want?
Photo: © Marie Iannotti
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A “snowflake” is a bush (related to poinsettias I think) that is about 2m by 2m. It is blooming at the moment and will be covered in the flowers for weeks, always white. It is better in full sun. A plant of contradictions but very attractive all year, apart from after pruning. Careful when pruning because it has the same nasty white sap as poinsettias.