Pacific Northwest Gardening: Plant Combinations, 1 by growin

growin wrote:
Here's a pic of Choisya 'Aztec Pearl' with Iresine (annual) but that could be substituted for something else. Some other thoughts - Euphorbia characias wulfenii with side & backing of Dahlia 'Moonfire' with a background of Arundo donax variegatum or Miscanthus sinensis gigantea and a foreground of Ceratostigma willmottianum. That'd be a showstopper. On the shaded side of the house find the largest Asplenium scolopendrium you can, mix with your favourite Hosta, a few Athyrium niponicum pictatum, a Cornus kousa to the back and dable your favourite vincas to fill the gaps. A few large Chamaecyparis nootkatensis pendulas, either as a single or set of 3 can make a significant impact to the structure of your site. You probably get good sun there on the slope so give a Chitalpa a try in one of the beds. I'd totally put this on paper, either by using some computer program to "map" plans and progress. I use Visio.