If you're looking to add some low-growing
plants to your landscape, consider using some annual flowers to provide a
splash of bright color. Just as we vary flower and foliage size and
texture to provide interest in a flower bed design, we should also consider
plant height or relative lack of height.
We've all heard the saying "can't see the forest for the
trees." The tall trees and understory brush are simply too dense a
growth for our vision to penetrate. A clearing in the forest makes for a
more beautiful view. It is the same in a landscape or in a flower bed.
Quality design includes void, empty space, a clearing so we may see all
there is to see and enjoy. A void in the landscape needs a floor
covering, for dirt can be considered ugly and may erode away.
Turf is an
excellent floor covering for large areas of void. Low growing annual
flowers can provide the pizazz, the color contrast, the attention grabbing
burst of color for smaller areas or areas within a flower bed of taller plants.
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