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How Wilbur the Amateur Does It
Wilbur wants some plants along a wall to soften it and make it look cared for. So he buys a bunch of plants he likes, digs them in, and waters them. When they come up, they look like a hodge-podge of weeds. At the very least they don't add much to the look of the wall.
How Sheila the Pro Does It
Sheila, on the other hand, knows the secrets to a great looking wall. First,
she understands that she wants to arrange the plants into three tiers with
tall plants against the wall, medium sized plants in front of the tall ones,
and short plants in front of those.
She also wants the colors to contrast. She wants the tall plants to contrast
in color
with the wall. The medium plants should contrast with the tall ones and the
short ones need to contrast with the medium ones.
So, she makes a list of what plants are tall, medium and short. She looks through
a selection of tall plants and chooses something she likes that is clearly
a different color than the wall. She repeats the process with medium and
short plants.
She has lots of choices. She can use tall shrubs, medium shrubs and short ones. She can use tall flowers, medium flowers and short ones. Or she can mix both.
Finally, she buys the plants she's chosen and digs them in. Now there's a beautiful wall!
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