Jac is looking for three different groups of plants today—structural plants, floating flowers, and filler plants. She suggests choosing species that have smaller footprints, so they don’t overpower a smaller planting, and likes to think of plants in terms of their flower to foliage ratio. This means comparing the size of their flowers to the size of their foliage.
This segment is from Gardening Australia Season 35, Episode 30 titled "Spring: Collector plants & designer palettes".
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