Massed planting, grouping and organised beds are just some ways of putting plants together to optimse impact.

Sometimes a single plant looks a bit weak or out of place on it’s own but a group of one variety can vastly improve the overall image of your garden. This row of Lime trees is planted close together with a fairly narrow path in between but the effect is visually strong whatever the season.

Tips to Use Plants Together

• When planting shrubs it is often said that groups of odd numbers 3, 5, and 7 have positive effects. There is more harmony and they are easier on the eye that way.
• Planting plants of several of one variety links together different sections of the garden with the plants as the uniting theme.
• One Petunia in an Onion patch works because there is uniformity with all the Onions, highlighted by the one off floral interloper.
• A bed of roses is not a collective term for no reason. Several roses together increase the colour and power of the scent.
• Heathers are floral ground cover but are better when there is no gaps between plants.
• Summer bedding be they Begonias, Busy Lizzies or Geraniums look best in massed ranks.
• Pairs of plants, particularly Pears for pollination purposes are perfectly partnered.

Tip A good big one beats a good small one but a lot of good big ones beats all the rest.