Repetition in the Garden : Buying Plants in Multiples of Three
Have you ever come home from a trip to the nursery with one or two of everything and noticed that the plants just don't look as good in your yard? Take a look at some gardens you admire.
Repetition in Your Backyard
Repetition is important because if you have too many different kinds of plants and decorative elements in your backyard, it can make your backyard look cluttered.
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Repetition
Repetition in the garden is the most overlooked element of all. You create a more pleasing picture when form, line, colour and textures are repeated several times within a space.
Repetition means adding a few more elements so you can continue to tell the story without changing its meaning. As you duplicate certain plants throughout your garden, you build a sense of consistency and reliable comfort.
Repetition Above and Below
The starlike reddish-purple leaves of 'Chameleon' spurge provide an understory reflection of the castor bean (left). Posted by RMSer lark
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Repetition of events at fairly regular intervals.
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Repetition (duplication) gives a thread of continuity. Repeated designs instill order, connection, and an understanding of qualities.
There is a certain repetition of solutions and materials used in these areas, and one aid that has emerged recently is computer assisted design software. That helps the homeowner realise their ambitious landscape plans.
The necessity of summer fallow depends greatly upon the nature and quality of the soil; as, upon some soils, a repetition of this practice is less frequently required than upon others.
Too much repetition is monotonous, but, as in music, variations on a theme are pleasing. You may want to repeat certain distinctive plant materials, such as the spearlike foliage of an ornamental grass or the velvety gray of lavender or santolina.
Balance and repetition will give a sense of order. Several kinds of greens might be sown in alternating diagonal drills within a rectangular bed, for example, repeated in mirror image on the other side of the walk.
...orating unity, rhythm and repetition. Tall, spiky annual plants can help. More
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Boulden says a landscape's unity is achieved through two concepts: consistency, elements working together to create a whole and repetition, similar elements scattered throughout the landscape.
Ploidy- Degree of repetition of the basic number of chromosomes.
Plus-tree- A phenotype judged, but not proven by test, to be unusually superior in some quality or qualities.
Use structural plants with strong architectural forms to create a modern look. Here again, repetition will create rhythm and give the space a designed appearance.
If the idea of a backyard-batting cage sounds appealing, but you just don't have the space for a 60-foot unit, take a look at the SwingAway. This compact-hitting device lets players sharpen their swings through repetition.
of darker Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' (pyramidal bugleweed) for a novel contrast. Equally enticing, I drape blue-green Sedum sieboldii gracefully over daintier-leaved Acaena adscendens 'Glauca' for a contrast of texture and a repetition of ...
Contrast and harmony in terms of plants and colours should be incorporated.
Other aspects that should be considered are: proportion; line and repetition and the natural transition from living areas to the garden.
It can also be a cheaper alternative to decorating a child's room. Simply use their favorite treasures. In the garden, try placing items of interest in repetition throughout the garden.
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