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Plant lists
Plant lists
Plant lists featured in this module:
Find thousands more plants in the
BBC Gardening database
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Once you’ve understood the different types of plant and what they can do, you can tackle the job of putting them all together in a garden - working out which ones will look best where, and how they will complement each other.
There are lots of different
planting styles
, from cottage gardens to prairie gardens, tropical borders to bog gardens. And there are ways to use
shapes
,
textures
and
colours
to create different effects. Soft pastels or vibrant shades?
The choice is yours.
This module
shows you how plants can work for you.
Alan Titchmarsh
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3. Planting schemes and themes
Introduction
Planting styles
Combining plants
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