forging alloys: captivating, iron-clad plant combinations
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Via the Farwest Trade Show catalog: "Combining plants. It's a horticultural practice as old as time. But, with an endless palette, which ones mix n' mingle well? In this plant talk, Jared will break down the basic elements of color, texture, height, season and more to help you forge your own gardening "alloys." You'll also take a trip around the world and discover other horticultural "alchemists" who have created plant pairings that have great chemistry."TRANSCRIPT
Forging Alloys Captivating, Iron-clad Plant Combinations Jared Barnes, Ph.D. 2014 Farwest Show
Color Harmony
Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest +
Narcissus 'February Gold’ + Nandina domestica
Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream’ + Phormium + Agastache rupestris
Pennisetum purpureum Vertigo® +
Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’
Pennisetum purpureum Vertigo® +
Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’
Contrasting Colors
Perennial Border at JC Raulston Arboretum
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot’ + Berberis × ottawensis 'Concorde'
Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee’ +
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Chaenomeles × superba ‘Texas Scarlet’
Salvia ‘Amistad’
RHS Wisley
WHY?
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Master Alchemists
“…the power of intelligent creation, the nearest thing we can know to the mighty force of creation.”
- Gertrude Jekyll
Jimmy Williams’s garden, TN
The Pastel Border
The Pastel Border
Muscari armeniacum + Viola sp.
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue’ +
Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’
The Red Border
Heuchera ‘Caramel’ +
Viola × cornuta 'Sorbet Orange Duet'
The Red Border
Ficus elastica ‘Burgundy’
Hippeastrum × johnsonii +
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon’ +
Spigelia marilandica
Montrose, NC
Eschscholzia californica +
Nigella damascena
Nigella damascena
Amsonia hubrichtii + Nigella damascena
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ +
Viola ‘Bowles Black’
Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’+ Viola sp.
Nicotiana langsdorffii + Nassella tenuissima
Baptisia × variicolor Twilight Prairieblues + Berberis
Geranium Rozanne®
Montrose, NC
Helianthus angustifolius
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens’ +
Colchicum autumnale ‘Album’
Cosmos sulphureus + Colocasia ‘Black Magic’
Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' +
Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird'
Orostachys japonica + O. erubescens
Beth Chatto’s garden, UK
Dry Garden
Papaver orientale 'Leuchtfeuer’ +
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis’
Papaver orientale 'Leuchtfeuer’ +
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis’
Nectaroscordum siculum + Berberis
Nectaroscordum siculum + Euphorbia
Wet Garden
Viburnum plicatum
Viburnum plicatum + Hosta undulata
Verbascum bombyciferum
Hosta ‘Halcyon’ & Rubus idaeus 'Aureus
Hosta ‘Halcyon’ & Rubus idaeus 'Aureus
Perennial Border
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ +
Papaver somniferum
Chanticleer, PA
Spiraea × bumalda Magic Carpet +
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ +
Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum
Lactuca sativa ‘Lollo Rossa’ +
Fritillaria persica
Colorful Hanging Baskets
Colorful Hanging Baskets
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ +
Tulipa + Narcissus
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’
Papaver nudicaule ‘Spring Fever White’
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ + Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ + Erysimum Winter™ series
Platanus occidentalis + Narcissus ‘Ice Wings’
Nasella tennuissima + Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’
Nasella tennuissima + Tulipa 'Orange Emperor'
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Prunus ‘Accolade'
Prunus ‘Accolade’
Favorite Alloys
My Apartment Complex
My Apartment Complex
Crocus flavus ‘Golden Yellow’ +
Tulipa sylvestris +
Tulipa ‘Perestroyka’
Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’
Aloe ‘Pink Blush’ +
Cuphea ignea
Cuphea ignea
Thunbergia alata Arizona Dark Red® +
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’
Begonia × ricinifolia
Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s GoldTM
Caladium + Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’
Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’
Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’
Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’
Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’
Manihot esculenta ‘Variegata’
Aristolochia gigantea
Euphorbia × martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ + Carex testacea
Beta vulgaris ‘Ruby Red’
An Elemental Challenge
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