These babies give your garden instant structure
It may seem uncanny to talk about a garden having “ architecture , ” but it ’s an essential constituent of a good design . Plants with arresting form — be it shockingly just , or perhaps sapiently weep — are what tends to line the eye in a landscape . These industrial plant are often focal point , and we care to recall our garden can never have enough of them . In today ’s episode , Steve and Danielle talk about their favorite architectural plants ; astonishingly , they ’re not all trees and shrubs .
Expert testimony : Susan Morrison , owner and principle designer for Creative Exteriors Landscape Design in Concord , California .
STEVE ’S PLANTS
‘ Sparkling Burgundy ’ Ananas comosus lily ( Eucomis comosa‘Sparkling Burgundy ’ , Zones 7–9 )
‘ blackened Magic ’ elephant ’s spike ( Colocasia esculenta‘Black conjuring trick ’ , Zones 8–10 )
Cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus , Zones 7–9 )
Yucca ( Yucca filamentosaand cvs . , Zones 5–10 )
DANIELLE ’S plant life
Sago palm tree ( Cycas revoluta , zone 9–10 , and Zone 8 with shelter )
New Zealand flax ( Phormium tenaxand cvs . , geographical zone 8–11 )
Bandwidth ™ miscanthus ( Miscanthus sinensis‘NCMS2B ’ , Zones 5–9 )
‘ Wissel ’s Saguaro ’ false cypress ( Chamaecyparis lawsoniana‘Wissel ’s Saguaro ’ , Zones 4–9 )
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New Zealand flax
Bandwidth™ miscanthus.Photo: courtesy of Emerald Coast Growers
‘Wissel’s Saguaro’ false cypress.Photo: Ashley DeLatour
‘Sparkling Burgundy’ pineapple lily
‘Black Magic’ elephant’s ear
Cardoon
Yucca
