Rock Gardens, Gravel Gardens, Mediterranean Gardens
This warm and eye-catching gravel garden is a veritable showstopper with its incredible mix and contrast of texture and color. Inspired by the celestial orbit of planets around a sun or concentric rings around a planet, carefully selected plants are placed in beautifully raked gravel to create this out of world effect!
The rich pink Cordyline ‘Pink Passion’ (Cabbage Tree), plum-colored Phormium ‘Platt’s Black’ (New Zealand Flax), glowing Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’ (New Zealand Hair Sedge) and Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ (Hakone Grass), are combined with the architectural Agave americana (Century Plant) and tough but cute Sempervivums (Houseleek).
A simple but dramatic combination of deer resistant and low-care plants which never fail to make a strong statement, whether in pots, on the patio, in a courtyard, or rising from the border.
Most plants are rabbit resistant, drought and dry soil tolerant. Enjoy!
Hardiness |
8 - 9 |
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Heat Zones |
8 |
Climate Zones | 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Birds, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden |
GAP Photos/Fiona Lea - Garden designer Jonathan Price
Hardiness |
8 - 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones |
8 |
Climate Zones | 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
Maintenance | Low |
Water Needs | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer |
Attracts | Birds, Hummingbirds |
Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Mediterranean Garden |
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Plant | Quantity | |
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (Hakone Grass) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Phormium 'Yellow Wave' (New Zealand Flax) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Phormium 'Platt's Black' (New Zealand Flax) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Cordyline 'Pink Passion' (Cabbage Tree) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (Blue Fescue) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Agave americana (Century Plant) | N/A | Buy Plants |
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire' (New Zealand Hair Sedge) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.
Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
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