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Planting for Visual Effect Planting for Visual Effect From "Weekend Gardening" episode WKG-313

Ample color and texture are established in the planting areas with the addition of Elijah Blue Fescue, Heavenly Bamboo, cranesbill and more ....

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	Dogwood
	Huechera Micrantha
	Cranesbill
	Frosty Curls Sedge

Plant Elijah Blue Fescue.
Plant clumps of this blue grass in front of the dry streambed pebbles.

Plant Frosty Curls Sedge.
Create a little "meadow effect" by planting clumps of this sedge with the blue fescue in front of the streambed pebbles.

Plant Masonic Arborvitae.
Center this thuja on the right edge of the planting area next to the walkway leading to the apartment door. When kept in a cone shape, this evergreen gives the illusion of a tall, forest-like tree standing next to the streambed.

Plant Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo.
Plant this dwarf form of nandina in the lower center of the planting area. Using this smaller version of the larger shrub gives the space the illusion of being much larger.

Plant Cranesbill.
Plant these European geraniums in the lower right corner of the planting area, allowing the purple flowers and lacy foliage to drape over the retaining blocks.

RESOURCES :

Mexican pebbles
Valley Building Materials
Website: www.valleybuildingmaterials.com

Mulch
Whitney Farms
Website: www.whitneyfarms.com

Maureen Gilmer, Horticulturalist & Author
Website: www.moplants.com

Suggested books/design software:
Gaining Ground by Maureen Gilmer
The Budget Gardener by Maureen Gilmer
Maureen Gilmer's Garden Maker Software