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Floor Plantings - Page 2
Floor patterns using plants rather than hard materials have been created throughout the ages. The most obvious examples of these are Elizabethan knot gardens and baroque parterres. In these, an outline shape is formed using hedging in straight lines, geometric patterns or curves to create, in the case of a knot garden, an elaborate knot effect. Traditionally, different plants are then grown within each section of the knot. Parterres can be on a much grander scale, and often incorporate topiary, lawns and highly formalized plantings. At a more affordable level, you can
cultivate mini-gardens or "lawns" by removing a paver and introducing low-growing plants in its place.
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This fascinating three-dimensional, ceramic sun makes an original floor feature. Planted with low-growing plants, such as "mind-your-own-business" (Soleirolia soleirolii), it takes on the appearance of a rich green tapestry that enhances the sun motif.
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