Make A Garden With Your Favorite Plant Specimens

Make a garden using your favorite plants can be fun and rewarding. I have done a variety of hand drawn designs for my clients and have shared some of them with you on this website. I wanted to do something a little different and offer you some suggestions to create your very own personal garden. This is a simple number design with a sub-tropical feel. It is also a basic design that many people use for a single landscape area. The neat aspect of this type of design is you can take it and incorporate trees, shrubs and flowers that grow well in your geographic location. If you live in a colder climate, now is a great time to plan for a spring landscape project. If you live in a warmer climate, this is an ideal time to get your juices flowing to make a garden you can be proud of. The Southern Hemisphere will begin the fall season soon. An autumn garden prolongs the beauty of the growing season.

Below is the simple little design with plant specimens that could work in a warm or sub-tropical climate. In the gallery of plants section there are a variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers photos with different climate zones, This section may give you some ideas for your own area.

A Simple Garden

As you can see there are a variety of numbers on the page. Each number represents a specific plant as well as some outdoor features. You can take this design and down size it or enlarge it, depending on your space. The plant specimens I put in this design, represent a variety of colors and textures. When I think of sub-tropical or tropical, bright and warm colors comes to mind. In most garden settings, a solid green is your base color. Using different color tones, makes your garden a sample of your own personality. Below is the design key with some photos to help you visualize this garden. You can also find these plants and descriptions in the gallery of plants section and the tropical section.

Tea Olive

1. Tea Olive - Osmanthus - great evergreen ornamental tree with white flowers and a rich aroma.

Fatisa

2. Fatsia - evergreen sub-tropical and tropical plant. The large leaves makes this shrub a great addition to a garden.

Camellia

3. Camellia - There are many variety of Camellias. The two families are the Sasanqua and the Japonica. This is a picture of the Mine - No - Yuki, white Sasanqua.

Hibiscus

4. Hibiscus - this is a definite choice for a sub - tropical or tropical garden. There are many different colors and I love the peach tone.
5. Bench - your favorite style bench in front of a trellis or arbor is a great way to enjoy the color and aroma in the garden.There are many styles of benches available today.
6. Trellis or Arbor - Either one of these two outdoor features will entice you to sit out in your garden. Pick a color for the trellis or arbor that blends well with the rest of the garden.

Angel Trumpet

7. Angel Trumpet - This is one of my favorite sub-tropical and climbing tropical plants. The large trumpet shape flowers look great on a trellis or arbor.
8. Decorative Rocks - you can use existing rocks or purchase a few rocks. match the color with tones of your flowers, bench or trellis. Use a series of three or five.

Festival Grass

9. Festival Grass - is a rich ornamental grass. Putting it behind the rocks makes a great accent in your garden. I like throwing in a purple tone with the yellow and peach tone. Notice the center of the Hibiscus flower and how that purple color blends with the Festival grass.

Yew

10. Yew - this is a great evergreen shrub that will give you that solid green base color. I love the shape of its needle like leaves.
11. Planters - You can put a couple of planters in the bed. The planters can be any color and a bright color container adds some spunk to the landscape area. You can make the planters colorful by adding some annual flowers.

Mass Of Jasmine

12. Jasmine - A set of three Jasmine plants in the center will complete this garden. The massive yellow tones will highlight the different colors throughout the garden.

I was excited when I put this simple design together. This style garden can work in any climate and will make your landscape come to life. You can do some mass planting of these plants and create a full look to the bed. If you have questions about plants in your particular zone, feel free to contact me and I would be happy to help you. I hope this little design will give you a few ideas for your next garden project.