Using low - grow groundcovers to create a patchwork of colour , grain , and chassis in the garden — AKA rug horticulture — was the drift that resonated the most with me as I toured the show garden at theNorthwest Flower and Garden Showin 2016 .
For years I have been draw to planting shorties in the garden . With a small urban garden and a erotic love for groundcovers , it can be a direction to decorate a “ jewel box garden , ” the name my mother fondly calls my place pack with dwarf cultivars and decorative showpieces . The carpet is ornamental as it fills in the outer space but it also allows a few undivided stunning plants to shine like gem .
This striking feature garden , the Tiny Tetons created byNature Perfect Landscape and Design , used plant carpeting to produce the illusion of the hayfield - like setting of Wyoming ’s Grand Teton National Park .
Many of the display garden also created a tapis of plant intermixed with rock to create a adorable , low - grow landscape without the use of lawn . These photos are fromAdam Gorski Landscapesshow garden , Discovering Alaska . A variety of plant material , some native to Alaska , were used to make a delineation of a lowland meadow . The use of river Harlan Stone , bowlder , and plant create artistry through complex body part .
Designer and Plantswoman Susan Calhoun create A World aside on Na Pali Coast , a tropical Eden that was lush and colourful . Susan even did a seminar on carpet gardening . Be certain to visit her website , Plantswoman Design , for a summary of the talk . Look for Susan ’s clause , Keeping it Low , inFine Gardeningmagazine .
Thissucculentand cactus garden shows another version , this time with water - wise landscape gardening . The garden depict below , entitled Southwest Serenity , was create by theWest Seattle Nurseryto show window fondness and instinctive lulu indrought - kind landscape invention .
Back in 2009 , I snap a few more photograph from a pocket-sized urban landscape on a garden tour . I was eager to see lawn replacement options like this , that create a beautiful landscape without all of the water - hog turf eatage that are a going concern with pests like theEuropean Chafer Beetle . These intent are more wild and constitutional than the ideas shown in the show gardens and may appeal to habitation gardener looking for a relaxed landscape . Whether you are implant in patterns or creating a at large design , the idea continue the same .
Carpet gardening works well on rooftop gardens as well . I spied this oceanview green cap on the East Vancouver Garden Tour a few yr ago . A mixture of seashells , sedum and otherdrought - tolerantground covers made for a green space that did n’t take out from the industrial sea views . My ownbackyard play gardenhas built in some of the concepts of rug gardening , with a mix of wooly-haired thyme , tri - color ajuga andhopscotch stepping stoneswinding a path through a child - friendly garden . This space was designed to be a utmost of 18″-24″ in height , but most of the plant are 6″-12″ to appeal to my toddler as he cruises through to smell the flowers , cull ground cherries , or touch the bunny stern grasses .
My period of play garden will be arise in more this year and I found to ferment on the groundcovers to produce more interest and take these idea out to some of the other area of the garden as well .
For more information on plant life choices , Susan Calhoun has a heavy resource list from her seminar which you’re able to seehere .
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