Some plants are particularly theatrical, Phormiums with their sword like leaves, grasses provide glamorous plumes which look stunning when tinged with a touch of frost. Ghostly silver seedheads with spiky ruffs stand tall in the border with the left-over orbs of Alliums which flowered back in May.
My top 5 Architectural plants to consider adding to your garden are:
- Stipa gigantea ‘Feather Grass’. Easy in most reasonable soils and sun.
- Eryngium ‘Sea Holly’. Statuesque and drought resistant. A magnet for bees
- Angelica. Great for adding height to a border, best in deep moist soil
- Allium. Best in sun and well-drained soil
- Phormium. Sun/shade and well-drained soil
If you would like our help planning, purchasing, planting or maintaining structured architectural plants for your border, please do get in touch.