forging alloys: captivating, iron-clad plant combinations

Forging Alloys Captivating, Iron-clad Plant Combinations Jared Barnes, Ph.D. 2014 Farwest Show

Color Harmony

Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest +

Narcissus 'February Gold’ + Nandina domestica

Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream’ + Phormium + Agastache rupestris

Pennisetum purpureum Vertigo® +

Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’

Pennisetum purpureum Vertigo® +

Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’

Contrasting Colors

Perennial Border at JC Raulston Arboretum

Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot’ + Berberis × ottawensis 'Concorde'

Actaea simplex 'Black Negligee’ +

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Chaenomeles × superba ‘Texas Scarlet’

Salvia ‘Amistad’

RHS Wisley

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Jimmy Williams’s garden, TN

The Pastel Border

The Pastel Border

Muscari armeniacum + Viola sp.

Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue’ +

Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’

The Red Border

Heuchera ‘Caramel’ +

Viola × cornuta 'Sorbet Orange Duet'

The Red Border

Ficus elastica ‘Burgundy’

Hippeastrum × johnsonii +

Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon’ +

Spigelia marilandica

Montrose, NC

Eschscholzia californica +

Nigella damascena

Nigella damascena

Amsonia hubrichtii + Nigella damascena

Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ +

Viola ‘Bowles Black’

Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’+ Viola sp.

Nicotiana langsdorffii + Nassella tenuissima

Baptisia × variicolor Twilight Prairieblues + Berberis

Geranium Rozanne®

Montrose, NC

Helianthus angustifolius

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens’ +

Colchicum autumnale ‘Album’

Cosmos sulphureus + Colocasia ‘Black Magic’

Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' +

Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird'

Orostachys japonica + O. erubescens

Beth Chatto’s garden, UK

Dry Garden

Papaver orientale 'Leuchtfeuer’ +

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis’

Papaver orientale 'Leuchtfeuer’ +

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis’

Nectaroscordum siculum + Berberis

Nectaroscordum siculum + Euphorbia

Wet Garden

Viburnum plicatum

Viburnum plicatum + Hosta undulata

Verbascum bombyciferum

Hosta ‘Halcyon’ & Rubus idaeus 'Aureus

Hosta ‘Halcyon’ & Rubus idaeus 'Aureus

Perennial Border

Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ +

Papaver somniferum

Chanticleer, PA

Spiraea × bumalda Magic Carpet +

Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ +

Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum

Lactuca sativa ‘Lollo Rossa’ +

Fritillaria persica

Colorful Hanging Baskets

Colorful Hanging Baskets

Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ +

Tulipa + Narcissus

Salix alba ‘Britzensis’

Papaver nudicaule ‘Spring Fever White’

Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ + Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ + Erysimum Winter™ series

Platanus occidentalis + Narcissus ‘Ice Wings’

Nasella tennuissima + Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’

Nasella tennuissima + Tulipa 'Orange Emperor'

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Prunus ‘Accolade'

Prunus ‘Accolade’

Favorite Alloys

My Apartment Complex

My Apartment Complex

Crocus flavus ‘Golden Yellow’ +

Tulipa sylvestris +

Tulipa ‘Perestroyka’

Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’

Aloe ‘Pink Blush’ +

Cuphea ignea

Cuphea ignea

Thunbergia alata Arizona Dark Red® +

Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’

Begonia × ricinifolia

Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s GoldTM

Caladium + Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’

Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’

Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’

Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’

Musa acuminata ‘Rojo’

Manihot esculenta ‘Variegata’

Aristolochia gigantea

Euphorbia × martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ + Carex testacea

Beta vulgaris ‘Ruby Red’

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