Streetscape

I like this raised planter that is located next to a traffic light in a compact urban environment. The plant material and stonework of the raised planter enhances the visual identity of the street level and buildings.

Source: Reader's Digest

TOUGH STUFF:

Perennials with strong form and clean texture - "Good for mixing."

Perennials for sun: Asner, Peony, Sage, Purple Coneflower, Lady's Mantle.

Perennials for shade: Hosta, Solomon's Seal, Epimedium, Alumroot.

Edging or trailing plants: Petunia 'easy wave and sky blue,' Impomeoa batatas 'marguerite,' Coleus 'trailing plum brocade.'

Low: Angelonia angustifolia 'clarita purple,' Zinnia profusion 'double fire,' Begonia 'gryphon,' Impatiens 'fusion glow,' Capsium annclum 'black pearl,' Alyssum 'clear crystal,' Salvia variances 'evolution,' Helikpsus hellanthoides 'summer sun, Perilla 'magilla,' Asepas curassavia, Rubbeckia 'Irish spring,' Glomphrena globosa 'Qis purple'

Structure/Accent: Canna 'puetonia,' Pennisetum purpureum 'lutea', Cordyline daueri, Eupatorium capigrifolium 'elephant ear.'

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