Planting Styles - Plant Associations

Question 1

Red flowered Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, yellow flowered Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus and red-orange-yellow flowered Kniphofia × praecox, is a good selection for which type of planting scheme?

Answer 1

Hot herbaceous border

Question 2

Which plant would be suitable for a planting scheme focused on autumnal colour?

Answer 2

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Question 3

Which oplant characteristics can be used for interest in a spring garden?

Answer 3

Emerging young leaves
Colourful flowers

Question 4

The foliage of Foeniculum vulgare is an example of which texture?

Answer 4

Light, feathery foliage

Question 5

Tall spikes of flowers in a border, like those found in Digitalis purpurea, draw the eye where?

Answer 5

Upward

Question 6

Describe cool, harmonious colours

Answer 6

Tranquility and calm

Question 7

What is a fastigate form

Answer 7

An upright, columnar tree or shrub

Question 8

Name a plant suitable for a scent garden?

Answer 8

Lavandula angustifolia

Question 9

Which of the following plants would be suitable for a winter garden?

Answer 9

Cyclamen hederifolium