Plant IDs for "Two secrets to great design" The Oregon garden of Bryan and Cassandra Barrett is fluid and natural, yet maintains a sense of order. To discover how they accomplished these seemingly contradictory effects, read Ann E. Stratton's article "Two Secrets to Great Design" in the March/April 2011 issue of Fine Gardening (#138).
To identify many of the plants in these photos from the article, move your mouse over the circles. There are five photos to view, each on its own page. To continue, click the "NEXT" link at the bottom of each page.
Think of your garden in terms of tiers: upper story, secondary upper story, midstory, and ground story, says Cassandra Barrett. Smooth transitions and dense beds happen when gardeners know how to layer.
