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There are quiet moments in many gardens, but sometimes they are missed.
Sometimes they happen due to serendipity. Sometimes they arise from mistakes. Sometimes, though, they are created and their reality is better than their imagining.
I am forever creating combinations of plants for garden spaces…combinations that work with the site (sunny, shady, dry, soggy, rich soil, backfill), that are the closest thing to “low maintenance” that I can muster, or fulfill a need for drama or colour fetishes …. or simply symphonies of colour, texture and shape. But sometimes simplicity wins out.