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Finally, in general, there is an even distribution between deciduous and evergreen plantings. The Majority of the flowering items in this design are deciduous, meaning they loose their leaves in the fall and those are the plants that have spring or summer flowers and fall color. We create interest by having a variety of plants interact together during different times of the year. So, we might have plants that bloom at different times throughout the spring and early summer. While doing so, we might also have many perennial selections that pick up the color bloom sequence from mid summer on to fill in the gaps between the spring and early summering shrubs to the autumn with a variety of fall colors.
We create interest by trying to choose plants that offer more than one season of interest. There are plants that, for instance, only bloom in the spring, but many of our flowering selections bloom at some time and have fall color. We are also sensitive to decorative bark and more importantly, fragrance. We carefully select the best possible plants with the most characteristics, though sometimes, not all plants have multi seasonal characteristics. For instance, a common lilac has wonderfully fragrant blossoms in the spring, but not significant fall color or other ornamental characteristics.