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A book-matched set

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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These subtle and intriguing beds were designed by Rebecca Batchie for a garden in Kent, Connecticut, and punctuate the ends of two long mixed borders. They add continuity to this garden and their mirror-image layout unites the two beds. The plants in this garden include elephant ears (Colocasia esculenta cv., Zones 8-11), asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus, Zone 11), Oxalis (Oxalis cv., Zones 9-11), and a bronze sedge (Carex sp., Zones 6-9).

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Comments (7)

agardener writes: What a nice way to add height to one side of a gentle slope. Nicely done Posted: 1:04 pm on August 5th

arboretum writes: i understand gottagarden's point, but from the photos, it seems that this is an adventurous Tropical whimsy; relief from all the other(perennial) beds. So I think it's great.
i lean towards the belief that colocasia often look awkward in a z.5/6 perennial border , so the fact that these tropical bookends are separate from the other beds- makes good visual design sense to me.

The plant palette in these bookends is very compatible and innovative. If the shots were sharper, we could see better the purple sea of oxalis and the fluffy asparagus cloud under the bold colocasia. I think it would be a stronger statement w/ purple colocasia, but it's still a neat combo!

thanks much,becca,and congrats!
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 7:34 pm on August 4th

PlantManager writes: Very nicely done. balanced. restful. Posted: 12:45 pm on August 4th

gphi516 writes: I'd like to know how a person can get into the indusrty of garden design? I'm not sure if there is any type of classes, or something along those lines. Thanks! Posted: 10:48 am on August 4th

ncgardener writes: Wow, I love the rock bed. I have a slope in my back yard that I have been trying to figure out what to do with. This is a great idea. Definitely on my to do list. Posted: 8:04 am on August 4th

gottagarden writes: Only the sedge is hardy for Conn., So this bed must be replanted every year? Seems a shame not to have done something in perennials. Posted: 7:12 am on August 4th

Deanneart writes: Beautiful borders, love the stone work Posted: 5:50 am on August 4th

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