DESIGN HINTSVideo example of a home garden (700k)
Once you've assessed your wildflower garden site and planned basic features like slopes and paths, it's time to think about plants. Siting plants in a natural setting is a mixture of science and art. The science is knowing the various environments of the property and the needs of the plants, then fitting them compatibly together. The art is to site them cleverly with flashes of insight as to what the plants might like. Generally, a person views whole scenes and pays little attention to detail unless that person has been specially trained. In other words, casual garden visitors don't look at individual plants, even if gardeners do. Visitors look at overall effects, just as we do when we hike into the wild country. Nature's beauty is best expressed in her wildflowers. Reference: Cox, Jeff, "Landscaping with Nature", (1991) Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennylvania
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