How to Make a Theme Garden with Plants
Garden Plants for Theme Gardening
There is a famous saying ‘A garden is never so good as it will
be next year’; quite a deep thought, but what is it that makes
the garden good? Your labour and the garden plants and trees,
without either, the garden wouldn’t be as beautiful. It can be
argued that
low maintenance gardens are an option and the labour
part can thus be managed, but nothing can perhaps substitute the
beautiful, vivacious garden plants and trees. There in fact
would not be a garden without the garden plants. While one can
work out as many innovative arrangements with the colourful
flora, there are few popular themes which can also be chosen.
White Garden
Plants
White garden plants i.e. the plants which help cultivate the
white garden. The soothing shade, the colour of peace defines
the theme of white garden plants. It is an informal cultivation
style, developed on the likes of various colour gardens.
Emotions with colour white explain the use of white garden
plants as the garden theme. The flowers primarily used for his
purposes include white camellia, white lilac, white rose,
Madonna lily and any other white garden plants you can locate.
Camellia among the stated also features as a perfect plant for
low maintenance gardens.
Mediterranean Theme Garden Plants
Mediterranean style or the Mediterranean theme garden plants are
more visible in areas with Mediterranean climate. The
Mediterranean theme garden plants, as the phrase implies, do
best with the right climate, which in this case is dry summers
and wet winters. Few popular Mediterranean theme garden plants
are oak, toyon, manzanita, etc. The Mediterranean gardens,
unlike the typical ones, use more of surfaces like patios and
pathways. Containers planted with Mediterranean theme garden
plants cover the area, which can be used for dining or other
purposes.
Bog Garden Plants
Bog garden plants, the plants which grow best in wet soil define
the next theme. The bog garden plants, in addition to the
nutrients they can get from moist soil, grow best when bestowed
sunny – shaded conditions. Water lilies, Iris Pseudocorus,
lotus, are few examples of the bog garden plants. Bog garden
plants are the most suitable route to low maintenance gardens.
They use the rain and do well. There’s nothing much these
innocent plants ask in return for the lively theme, they end up
presenting.
Japanese Garden Plants
Japanese gardens are closest to the nature and thus with
Japanese garden plants as the theme, focus should be on
imitating nature to the best possible. Variety complemented with
the simplicity is the key rule here. The Japanese garden plants
are typically divided over various subsections like small
evergreen trees, shade plants, etc. The combination of all,
depending upon the garden layout, can be decided.
Summer Garden Plants
Summer garden plants are a broad category, with variety of
options. There can be the Angelonia, which uses sun and moist
and well drained soil or the Tuberous Begonia, which brings
along the pink blooms hanging out of baskets or containers. But
the abundance does states that summer garden plants require no
maintenance. The summer garden plants demand special attention
in terms of watering technique. The plants should be watered
early during the day, so that they can use the water when the
sun is high. Also mulch can be created around the summer garden
plants, which can conserve the water and help the flora, survive
through the tougher times. If low maintenance garden is the aim,
Cacti and Aloe can be considered. These plants, while on one
hand add brilliant colours to the garden; they also retain water
in their stems and roots, which saves from the regular watering
attention.
