INDEX

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Page numbers in italic type refer to photographs or their captions.

A

Acaena 106, 244–5

Acanthus 124

spinosus 244–5, 245

Acer 111

griseum 94, 177

pseudoplatanus 240

Achillea 16–7, 188

‘Coronation Gold’ 212–3, 234–5

filipendulina 222, 244–5

filipendulina ‘Parker’s Variety’ 101

‘Inca Gold’ 207

millefolium 244–5

‘Terracotta’ 212–3

Achyroline satureoides 18

Aconitum 125, 189, 244–5

carmichaelii ‘Barker’s Variety’ 110

‘Spark’s Variety’ 96–7

Aconogonon 126

‘Johanniswolke’ 126, 203, 231, 244–5

Actaea 150, 244–5

pachypoda 244–5

simplex ‘James Compton’ 167, 189

Adiantum pedatum 101, 106, 118, 268–9, 269

Aesculus parviflora 80, 81

Agapanthus 229, 230, 244–5

inapertus 230

Agastache

‘Blue Fortune’ 60–1, 91, 101

‘Blue Wonder’ 120

foeniculum 107, 108

nepetoides 38–9

Ajuga reptans 146

Alcea 178, 185

Alchemilla 125, 244–5

epipsila 219

mollis 82

allelopathic species 101

Allium

angulosum ‘Summer Beauty’ 206

atropurpureum 206

carinatum spp. pulchellum 192

christophii 106, 148–9

‘Globemaster’ 212–3

hollandicum 54, 147, 187

moly 144

‘Mount Everest’ 212–3

nigrum 148–9

senescens subsp. senescens 211

sphaerocephalon 100

‘Summer Beauty’ 164, 165

Alyssum maritimum 210

Amorpha canescens 27, 30–1, 200, 244–5, 245

Amsonia 125, 150, 244–5

‘Blue Ice’ 102–3

hubrichtii 104–5, 110, 147, 170–1

orientalis 245

tabernaemontana var. salicifolia 163

Amstelveen 51

Anaphalis

margaritacea 110, 244–5, 245

triplinervis 232

Andropogon

gerardii 110, 264–5

lindmanii 18

Anemanthele lessoniana 264–5

Anemone 150

blanda ‘Blue Shades’ 214

blanda ‘White Splendour’ 214

huphensis ‘September Charm’ 231

×hybrida 36, 124, 244–5

×hybrida ‘Hadspen Abundance’ 102–3, 144, 231

×hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ 231

×hybrida ‘Königin Charlotte’ 231

×hybrida ‘Pamina’ 94, 130

×hybrida ‘Prinz Heinrich’ 231

×hybrida ‘Robustissima’ 110

×lipsiensis 142–3

nemorosa 140, 144, 145

Angelica gigas 6–7, 67, 94

annuals 46, 145, 154–5, 178, 182

Anthericum ramosum 211

Aquilegia 124, 182, 191

vulgaris 182, 184, 191, 210, 244–5

Aralia 244–5

Artemisia 137

lactiflora 125, 244–5

ludoviciana 110, 245

ludoviciana ‘Latiloba’ 244–5

ludoviciana ‘Silver Queen’ 218

pontica 64–5

‘Powis Castle’ 223

Arts and Crafts movement 35, 46–7

Aruncus 126

dioicus 246–7

‘Horatio’ 96–7, 247

Asarum europaeum 106, 145, 246–7

Asclepias 150

incarnata 110, 246–7

tuberosa 106, 208–9, 246–7

Asperula odorata 94, 106, 246–7

assembly rules 201

Aster 125, 176, 187

ageratoides 246–7

amellus 126

amellus ‘Sternkugel’ 211

cordifolius 246–7

cordifolius ‘Little Carlow’ 10, 38–9, 232, 247

divaricatus 202, 218, 246–7

ericoides 246–7

×frikartii 246–7

×frikartii ‘Mönch’ 94

×herveyi ‘Twilight’ 136, 246–7, 247

laevis 156–7, 219, 246–7

lateriflorus ‘Horizontalis’ 246–7, 247

linosyris 211

novae-angliae 246–7

novae-angliae ‘Violetta’ 38–9, 134–5

novi-belgii 188

novi-belgii ‘Purple Dome’ 11

oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ 70–1

‘October Skies’ 93, 96, 246–7

patens 152–3

puniceus 238–9

schreberi 214

tataricus 246–7

tataricus ‘Jindai’ 96–7, 102–3, 247

umbellatus 110, 246–7

Astilbe 147

chinensis 246–7

chinensis var. tacquetii ‘Purpurlanze’ 41–3, 173

‘Visions in Pink’ 79, 110

Astilboides 123

tabularis 246–7

Astrantia 82, 124

major 63, 248–9

major ‘Roma’ 87

Athyrium niponicum ‘Metallicum’ 268–9

autumn 150–1, 160

plant combinations 169–72

avenues 40

B

bacteria 12

Ballota pseudodictamnus 222, 223

Baptisia 111, 150, 182, 189

alba 27, 183, 189, 248–9, 249

alba subsp. macrophylla 110, 111

australis 126, 204–5, 248–9

leucantha 110

‘Purple Smoke’ 87, 104–5

beech 46

Bergenia 123, 248–9

purpurescens 231

‘Schneekönigin’ 214

‘Schneekuppe’ 214

Berkheya purpurea 230

Bernburger Staudenmix Exotic Flower Transformations mix 216

Bernburger Staudenmix Flowering Shade mix 214, 215

Bernburger Native Perennial Flowering Steppe mix 211, 215

Berne Park, Bottrop 28

Betula nigra ‘Heritage’ 102

Bexhill-on-Sea Promenade 222–3

biennials 145, 178, 191

biodiversity 9, 19, 27, 33, 50–1, 62–3, 80, 240

food webs 75

native and exotic plants 73, 75, 240

Biodiversity in Urban Gardens (BUGS) 75

biofiltration 12

block planting 26, 26, 27, 28, 29, 46, 63, 79–80, 83, 151, 154–5

color 136

drifts 29, 79, 86, 90, 91, 92, 93

with matrix planting 105–6

providing structure 46–7, 47

repetition 90

softening 33

See also group planting

Boltonia

asteroides 248–9

latisquama 219, 220–1

Bouteloua curtipendula 67, 115, 264–5

Brady, Sheila 226

British Isles 73, 75

Briza media 102–3, 264–5, 265

Brunnera 82

macrophylla 125, 248–9, 249

macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ 167

Budiansky, Stephen 237, 240

bulbs 139–40, 147–9

Buphthalmum salicifolium 248–9

Burle Marx, Roberto 29, 75, 79, 236

burning 230, 237

Bury Court, Hampshire 51, 52–3, 55, 100

C

Calamagrostis

acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ 48–9, 52–3, 84–5, 99, 110, 127, 160, 173, 203, 231, 236, 264–5, 265

brachytricha 101, 109, 110, 115, 168, 264–5

Calamintha 99, 126

nepeta subsp. nepeta 92, 106, 248–9

nepeta subsp. nepetoides 193

calculating plant numbers 117–8

Calendula officinalis 178

Callirhoe bushii 200

Calluna vulgaris 78

Camassia 140

cusickii 162, 219

Campanula

glomerata 106, 248–9

latifolia 125, 200, 248–9

persicifolia 248–9

poscharskyana 248–9

rotundifolia 211

trachelium 214, 248–9

Cardamine pratensis 37

Carex 99, 127, 146

bromoides 106, 264–5

digitata ‘The Beatles’ 211

dipsacea 264–5

eburnea 141

flacca 266–7

humilis 211

muskingumensis 264–5

pendula 214

pensylvanica 106, 141, 266–7

testacea 230

Carlina acaulis subsp. simplex 211

Cedrus libani 88–9

Cenolophium denudatum 51

Centaurea 126

montana 248–9

Cephalaria 124

gigantea 248–9

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides 248–9

Chaerophyllum hirsutum ‘Roseum’ 248–9, 249

chamomile 38–9, 236

change 26

Chasmanthium latifolium 62, 266–7

Chatto, Beth 55, 82

Chelone obliqua 248–9

Chionodoxa 140

Chrysanthemum 150

Chrysopogon gryllus 234–5

Cimicifuga racemosa var. cordifolia 202

Cirsium 124

Clematis

heracleifolia 248–9, 249

integrifolia 248–9, 249

climate change 63, 64–5, 66

clonal and non-clonal plants 178, 182, 182, 186–7, 186, 188–92

closed nutrient cycles 99

coherence 26–7

Colchicum 140

color 41, 121, 132

block planting 136

combining plants 131–2

complementary colors 136, 163

contrast 136–7, 136

spring 139

combining plants 32, 121, 130

70 per cent rule 132

autumn 169–72

color 131–2

repeating combinations 131

spring 162–3

structure 132–3

summer 164–8

winter 173

companion plants 122

competitors 176

complexity 26, 59

conservation 72, 73, 240

container-grown plants 66

contrast 136–7, 136

Convallaria majalis 214

coppicing 80, 81, 112

Cordyline 63

Coreopsis

lanceolata 208–9

tripteris 250–1, 251

verticillata 101, 106, 250–1

verticillata ‘Golden Showers’ 206

verticillata ‘Grandiflora’ 218

Cornus 111

kousa 94

Corylus 111

avellana 80

Cotinus coggygria 81, 91, 112

cottage gardens 36

County Cork garden 55

Crambe cordifolia 104–5, 250–1, 251

Crocosmia 123, 250–1

Crocus 140

speciosus 144

CSR model 176–7

cultivars 66

Cynara 124

D

daffodil 139–40

dahlia 46

Dalea purpurea 106

Darke, Rick, Carrie Furnace, Pittsburgh 14–5

Darmera 123

peltata 102–3, 250–1

Delphinium 189, 250–1

density 50, 78, 227, 236–7

Deschampsia 52–3, 55, 107, 131, 165, 173, 187

cespitosa 51, 99, 106, 128–9, 131, 133, 161, 163, 164, 168, 172, 188, 266–7

cespitosa ‘Goldschleier’ 107, 109

cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ 28, 92, 94, 102–3, 166, 167

design contexts 41, 46

Desmodium canadense 250–1

Deutzia 147

Dianthus carthusianorum 34, 104–5, 111, 211

Diascia integerrima 229, 230

Diblik, Roy 18–9, 203, 206, 207

Dicentra formosa 142–3, 145

Dictamnus albus 182

Dierama 63, 66, 123, 250–1

pulcherrimum 229, 230

Diervilla sessilifolia 210

Digitalis 123, 182, 191, 250–1

ferruginea 100, 124, 196

lutea 210

purpurea 178

diseases 12, 66, 86, 228

Disporum 258–9

distinction 27

diversity 26, 36–7, 63

Dodecatheon 140

Doronicum 250–1

drainage schemes 11, 41–3

Drakensberg South African community 229, 230

Dream Park, Enköping 55, 87

drifts 29, 79, 86, 90, 91, 92, 93

drought-tolerant plantings 126

Dryopteris 268–9

Dunnett, Nigel 8, 11, 37, 50, 226, 231, 237, 240

Dyffryn Fernant, Pembrokeshire 72

dynamic planting 36–7, 40, 63, 237

E

Echinacea 110, 150, 182, 250–1

pallida 27, 30–1, 178, 227

paradoxa 30–1, 208–9

purpurea 54, 74, 92, 101, 112, 121, 165, 178, 227

purpurea ‘Alba’ 218

purpurea ‘Fatal Attraction’ 110, 193, 251

purpurea ‘Rubinstern’ 110

purpurea ‘Sundawn’ 218

purpurea ‘Sunrise’ 218

purpurea ‘Vintage Wine’ 106

purpurea ‘Virgin’ 104–5

‘Rubinglow’ 87, 206

tennesseensis ‘Rocky Top’ 200

Echinops 124, 169, 250–1

bannaticus 131, 165

ritro 251

ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ 164

‘Taplow Blue’ 104–5

Echium vulgare 14–5

ecologically appropriate planting 51, 73, 237, 240

Elymus hystrix 266–7

emergents 123–4, 158–9, 160, 161, 227

emerging markets 13

ephemerals 178

Epimedium 99, 106, 123, 250–1

grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’ 94

xperralchicum ‘Fröhnleiten’ 94

Eragrostis

curvula 267

spectabilis 110, 207, 266–7, 267

Eranthis hyemalis 214

Eremurus 147

‘Moneymaker’ 224–5

Eryngium 100, 124, 150

alpinum 104–5

bourgatii 100, 223, 250–1

giganteum 170–1, 191

×tripartitum 250–1

yuccifolium 54, 91, 136, 250–1, 251

Eschscholzia californica 210

Eucalyptus 63

Eucomis bicolor 230

Eupatorium 123, 125, 176

altissima ‘Chocolate’ 96–7, 102–3

fistulosum 51

hyssopifolium 70–1

maculatum 172, 250–1

maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’ 168

maculatum ‘Gateway’ 20–1, 110

maculatum ‘Purple Bush’ 94

maculatum ‘Riesenschirm’ 10, 38–9, 68–9, 87, 190

maculatum ‘Snowball’ 194–5

perfoliatum 250–1

rugosum 250–1

Euphorbia 82, 125, 126

amygdaloides 106, 252–3

characias 252–3

cyparissias 32, 101, 106, 126–7, 183, 186–7, 189, 196, 252–3

griffithii 186, 187, 252–3, 253

griffithii ‘Dixter’ 231

griffithii ‘Fireglow’ 202

palustris 126, 252–3

polychroma 126, 252–3

schillingii 125, 252–3, 253

seguieriana subsp. niciciana 64–5

exotics 73, 75, 240

F

Fallopia japonica 140

Festuca mairei 16–7, 104–5, 107, 108, 164, 266–7, 267

Filipendula 125, 252–3

camtschatica 238–9

magnifica 110

rubra 133

rubra ‘Venusta’ 253

filler plants 122, 132, 146–7

Fish, Margery 36, 236

flooding 91

Foerster, Karl 82

foliage 167, 228

formal garden features 35

formal planting 36, 46–7

neo-formality 46–7, 47, 48–9

G

Galanthus 140

Galium odoratum 167

Galtonia candicans 229, 230

Gaura lindheimeri 252–3

‘Siskiyou Pink’ 54

genetic diversity 66, 228

Gentiana

asclepiadea 252–3

cruciata 211

makinoi 252–3

makinoi ‘Marcha’ 226

geophytes 140, 210

Geranium 41, 111, 123, 124, 125, 146–7, 187

asphodeloides 125

‘Dilys’ 133

endressii 125, 178, 182, 186, 196, 200

nodosum 106, 252–3

×oxonianum 125, 182, 254–5

×oxonianum ‘Claridge Druce’ 94

phaeum 125, 170–1, 252–3, 253

pratense 252–3

psilostemon 96–7, 186, 252–3

renardii 125

sanguineum 106, 125, 189, 252–3

sanguineum ‘Album’ 210

soboliferum 106, 252–3

‘Sue Crûg’ 102–3, 144

sylvaticum 124, 184, 196, 252–3, 253

wallichianum 106, 252–3

wlassovianum 219, 252–3

German Perennial Nursery Association 210

Gillenia trifoliata 204–5, 254–5, 255

Glacial Park, Illinois 27

Gladiolus papilio ‘Ruby’ 229, 230

grasses 10, 10, 25, 27, 38–9, 55, 133

architecture 127

block planting 47, 47, 50

cespitose 99, 100, 102, 127, 188, 197

mat 127

as matrix plants 52–3, 78, 82–3, 86, 90, 91, 98, 99–102, 106

native planting schemes 74

natural environments 78

naturalism 50

ornamental 46

repeat planting 137

summer 166, 168

turf 99, 127

grassland 26–7, 27

layering 111

green roofs 8, 10–1, 12, 18, 215

Lurie Garden, Chicago 11, 22–3

Sedum 33

sustainable urban drainage schemes (SUDS) 11–2

Grime, J. Philip 176

Grindelia orientalis 18

ground cover 41, 46, 50, 62, 75, 100, 122

group planting 83, 86, 87, 88–9, 90

mixed groups 86

repetition 90, 93

See also block planting

guerrilla spreaders 186–7

Gypsophila paniculata 254–5

H

habitats, wildlife 9

Hakonechloa macra 94, 106, 231, 266–7, 267

Hamamelis ×intermedia

‘Pallida’ 94

‘Orange Peel’ 94

Hansen, Richard 27, 80

Haphlocarpa scaposa 230

Hebe 137

hedges 58, 80–1, 161

Heinrich, Axel 210

Helenium 52–3, 154–5, 254–5

‘Die Blonde’ 166

‘Moerheim Beauty’ 28, 92, 107, 108, 128–9, 134–5, 151

‘Rauchtopas’ 218

‘Rubinzwerg’ 54, 83, 88–9, 91, 110, 255

Helianthus 125

salicifolius 110, 224–5

Helichrysum aureum 230

Heliopsis 154–5

Helleborus 123, 146, 254–5

foetidus 162

×hybridus 142–3, 214

Hemerocallis 123, 254–5

‘Happy Returns’ 206

‘Joan Senior’ 231

herbaceous borders 150

Hermannshof, Weinheim 16–7, 30–1, 154–5, 156–7, 200, 234–5

Heterotheca camporum var. glandulissimum 152–3

Heuchera 99, 100–1, 106, 123, 254–5

villosa 254–5

villosa ‘Brownies’ 94

× Heucherella 254–5

Hidcote 35

historical plantings 51

Hitchmough, James 33, 37, 50, 99, 201, 226–31, 227, 228, 229, 237, 240

Hogg, Karina 18

Hordeum jubatum 46

Hosta 123, 254–5

‘Frances Williams’ 214

‘Halcyon’ 93, 96

‘Tall Boy’ 231

‘True Blue’ 231

Hummelo 10, 34, 36, 37, 38–9, 50, 54, 55, 58, 68–9, 84–5, 134–5, 146, 158–9, 161, 162–6, 168–73, 194–5, 236

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Flemygea’

I

Ichtushof, Rotterdam 102–3, 144

Ilex 111

Indian Summer mix 208–9, 215

Integrated Planting system 33, 206

intermingling 26, 32–4, 34, 50–1, 207, 234–5

biodiversity 63

calculating plant numbers 117

complexity and scale 59

designed 34

drifts 93

natural environments 78

introduced species 73, 75, 240

Inula 124

helenium 254–5

magnifica 254–5

magnifica ‘Sonnenstrahl’ 96–7, 172

Iris 122

chrysographes ‘Black Knight’ 231

fulva 50, 254–5, 255

sibirica 91, 100, 104–5, 106, 188, 196, 219, 220–1, 254–5

sibirica ‘Perry’s Blue’ 94, 109

J

Jaugstetter, Bettina 214, 218

Jekyll, Gertrude 29, 79, 90

Johnstone, Lawrence 35

K

Kalimeris incisa 254–5

‘Blue Star’ 207, 218

Kingsbury, Noel 12–3, 200, 222, 233, 236

Montpelier Cottage 184, 185, 232, 238

Kircher, Wolfram 201, 211

Kirengeshoma palmata 254–5, 255

Knautia 111, 126, 182

macedonica 37, 126, 191, 254–5, 255

Kniphofia 122, 254–5

rooperi 230

triangularis 230

‘Know Maintenance’ system 206

Koeleria macrantha 266–7

Korb, Walter 201

L

Lamium maculatum 106, 254–5

‘Pink Nancy’ 177

Landscape Park Riem, Munich 218, 220–1

Lange, Willy 233

Lathyrus vernus 256–7, 257

Lavandula 137, 147

Lavatera cashemeriana 256–7, 257

layering plants 111, 114–6, 228

texture 115

Lebensbereich 27

Leontodon autumnalis 229

Leucanthemella serotina 125

Leucanthemum vulgare 11, 52–3, 182, 229

Leucojum aestivum 144

Leuvehoofd, Rotterdam 93, 107, 108–9

Liatris 256–7

spicata 34, 87

spicata ‘Alba’ 218

Libertia 123

grandiflora 256–7

light 137–8

Ligularia 150, 256–7

Lilium

speciosum var. rubrum 231

tigrinum ‘Sweet Surrender’ 231

Limonium

latifolium 104–5, 108

platyphyllum 100, 106, 107, 166, 256–7

Linum perenne 211

Liriope 51, 99, 106, 122, 127, 146, 256–7

muscari ‘Big Blue’ 144

Lobelia 256–7

syphilitica 166

longevity 175–84

Lunaria

annua 145

rediviva 162, 170–1, 256–7, 257

Lurie Garden, Chicago 11, 22–3, 55, 59, 73, 139, 166

Luz, Heiner 131, 218–9

Luzula 99, 106, 127, 146, 266–7

Lysimachia 125

clethroides 256–7

ephemerum 256–7, 257

punctata 186, 196

Lythrum 126, 256–7

salicaria 11, 182, 219

virgatum 34, 87, 136

M

Macleaya 123, 125, 256–7, 257

cordata 19, 110

Magnolia ×soulangeana ‘Solitair’ 94

Mahonia 111

Maianthemum racemosa 256–7

maintenance 27, 83, 93, 230, 236

Malva moschata 229

Marris, Emma 240

matrix planting 52–3, 78, 79, 82–3, 86, 90, 98, 99–102, 100

with block planting 105–6

calculating plant numbers 117

naturalism 99, 101

with repeating plants 102–5

Maximilianpark, Hamm 96–7

meadows 14–5, 25, 26, 38–9, 74, 77, 101–2

assembly rules 201

garden planting compared 77–8

layering 111

matrix grasses 90

wildflower mixes 201

Melica ciliata 64–5

Mentha

longifolia 219

pulegium 219

×speciosa 219

spicata 219

Mertensia 256–7

virginica 140, 142–3, 162

microhabitats 33

Miscanthus 99, 127, 131, 137, 160, 168

‘Flamingo’ 231

‘Silberfeder’ 231

sinensis 137, 266–7

sinensis ‘Malepartus’ 50, 110

mixed borders 80, 82

drifts 90, 93

Mixed Planting system 33, 201, 203, 206, 210–7

mixes listed 215–7

Modernism 27, 29, 35, 236

modular planting 201–3

Molinia 55, 165, 179

caerulea 51, 55, 91, 99, 100, 106, 107, 127, 158–9, 166, 188, 266–7

caerulea subsp. arundinacea 173, 219, 266–7

caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Strahlenquelle’ 226

caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Edith Dudzus’ 90, 91, 94

caerulea ‘Dauerstrahl’ 47

caerulea ‘Heidebraut’ 90, 91

caerulea ‘Poul Petersen’ 58

caerulea ‘Transparent’ 50, 68–9, 87, 96–7, 134–5, 158–9, 161, 166, 197

‘Moorhexe’ 28, 102–3, 108, 110, 116

Monarda 125, 150, 176, 188, 256–7

bradburiana 256–7

fistulosa 110, 186, 196

‘Jacob Cline’ 190

‘Scorpion’ 136

monocarpic plants 179

monocotyledons 122–3

monoculture 27, 29, 46

See also block planting

Moorgate Crofts, Rotherham 8

Morris, Cedric 82

mowing 66, 230, 237

Mukdenia rossii 256–7

mulching 215, 230

Muscari 215

N

Nantucket, Massachusetts 74, 106, 110

Narcissus ‘Lemon Drops’ 139

Nassella tenuissima 30–1, 32, 106, 189, 192, 200, 208–9, 266–7

native species 12, 18–9, 18, 19, 22–3, 25, 37, 38–9, 50–1, 70–1, 73, 74, 75, 227, 236, 240

native plantings 51, 63

natural environments 77, 82

assembly rules 201

density 237

garden plantings compared 77–8, 82

layering 111

naturalism 12, 26–7, 26, 35–6, 47, 50–1, 79–80, 82, 133, 136

color 131–2

enhanced nature 50–1, 237, 240

grassland 26–7, 27, 101

matrix planting 99, 101–2

repetition 79, 82

scatter plants 83

stylized 80

weeds 33

Nepeta 127

racemosa 256–7

sibirica 219, 258–9

subsessilis 258–9, 259

‘Walker’s Low’ 212–3

×faassenii 222

New York Botanical Garden 226

New York High Line 12, 20–1, 26, 27, 50, 51, 55, 62, 67, 70–1, 73, 79, 81, 86, 98, 101, 112–3, 115–7, 136, 141, 148–9, 240

New Zealand 73

Nicolson, Harold 35

Nigella damascena 210

nitrogen compounds 12

O

Oase 27

Oehme, Wolfgang 79, 222, 226

Oenothera fruticosa 258–9

Olympic Park, London 11, 229, 230, 231

Omphalodes 140

Ononis spinosa 229

Ophiopogon 51, 99, 106, 127, 146, 256–7

order and disorder 35–40, 46–7

Origanum 106, 126, 258–9

‘Rosenkuppel’ 166

Osmunda regalis 72, 162, 268–9

Osteospermum jucundum 223

Oudolf, Anja 13, 55, 236

Oudolf, Piet 12–3, 18–9, 34, 47, 83, 233, 236, 240

group planting 83, 87

structural plants 80

P

Paeonia 258–9

emodi 142–3

mlokosewitschii 202

obovata 202

Panicum

‘Heiliger Hain’ 115–6

‘Shenandoah’ 96–7, 98, 104–5, 109, 116, 170–1, 197

virgatum 154–5, 156–7, 161, 266–7

Papaver

‘Karine’ 104–5

orientale 125, 258–9

rhoeas 178

Parthenium integrifolium 27, 258–9

paving 192

Pearson, Dan 201–3

Pelz, Petra 224–5, 226

Pennisetum

alopecuroides 266–7

orientale 266–7

orientale ‘Tall Tails’ 164, 218

‘Viridiscens’ 104–5, 267

Penstemon

barbatus coccineus 224–5

digitalis 258–9

Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, Norfolk 24, 34, 83, 87, 128–9, 179

perennials 9, 10, 63, 178

clump-forming 100–1

evergreen 146

feeding 37

intermingling 34

life cycles 40

long-term performance 175–83

management 36–7

persistent 188–92, 196

renovating plantings 40

shapes and structure 122–7

short-lived 183

spreading 186–7

spring borders 162

spring-flowering 145

summer dormant 140

sustainability and resources 66

woodland 141–3

Perovskia atriplicifolia 54, 164, 258–9

‘Little Spire’ 109

Persicaria

amplexicaulis 127, 128–9, 137, 168, 194–5, 200, 258–9, 259

amplexicaulis ‘Alba’ 68–9, 169

amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ 231

amplexicaulis ‘Orange Field’ 96–7, 109

amplexicaulis ‘Rosea’ 83, 231

amplexicaulis ‘Roseum’ 179

bistorta 91, 124, 258–9, 259

bistorta ‘Superba’ 184

‘Firedance’ 87

persistent plants 188–92, 196

Petasites 123

Peucedanum verticillare 94, 95, 163, 166, 173, 180–1

phalanx spreaders 186

Phalaris arundinacea 78

Philadelphus 147

Phlomis

Italica 223

russeliana 63, 210, 258–9

samia 258–9

tuberosa 123, 124, 165, 258–9

tuberosa ‘Amazone’ 54, 87

Phlox 106, 150

amplifolia 191

divaricata 258–9

maculata 258–9

paniculata 125, 188, 191, 196, 258–9, 259

stolonifera 101, 106, 258–9

Phormium 63

phosphorus compounds 12

Phygelius aequalis ‘Sani Pass’ 230

Physostegia virginiana 27

Picea 80

pioneer species 182

plant architecture 121–7

plant communities 11, 12, 33

assembly rules 201

natural environments 78, 201

plant grouping 78–9, 79

‘plantsmen’s gardens’ 86

Plectranthus neochilus 18

Polemonium caeruleum 258–9

pollution 62, 66

biofiltration 12

water management 11

Polygonatum 258–9

×hybridum 259

×hybridum ‘Betburg’ 142–3

×hybridum ‘Weihenstephan’ 96

Polystichum setiferum 268–9

‘Herrenhausen’ 94, 96, 269

Potentilla tabernaemontana 211

Potters Fields, London 76, 92

prairie grassland 27, 30–1, 77, 101

assembly rules 201

garden plantings compared 77–8

layering 111

‘walk-in prairie’ 150–1

prairie mixes 47, 200, 201

Prairie Morning mix 200, 215

primary plants 82, 83

drifts 29, 79, 86, 90, 91, 92, 93

groups 83, 86, 90

Primula 258–9

beesiana 231

purpurescens 231

veris 219

vulgaris 140

Pulmonaria 125, 140, 260–1

Pulsatilla vulgaris 211

Pycnanthemum 260–1

muticum 104–5, 165, 166, 186, 197, 261

Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ 84–5

Q

Quercus 80

R

rain gardens 11, 231

randomized planting 79, 201–11, 222, 231

Ranunculus acris 25, 27

regional diversity 18

Reineckia 106, 127

repetition 33, 34, 79, 79, 82, 86, 87

block planting 90

harmony and contrast 137

plant combinations 130

repeating plants 93–7, 102–5

resilience 63, 66

resources 66

Rheum palmatum 110, 231

Rhododendron 111, 240

RHS Garden, Wisley 54, 55, 91, 93, 227

Rhus 80, 81

typhina 27, 48–9, 70–1, 81, 84–5

rhythm 28, 86, 154–5

Robredo, Amalia 18, 18

Rodgersia 123, 147, 260–1

aesculifolia 261

pinnata ‘Superba’ 93, 231

podophylla 202, 231

Rosa 146–7

glauca 203

Rudbeckia

fulgida 260–1

fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ 222

fulgida ‘Viette’s Little Suzy’ 207

laciniata 185, 260–1

maxima 160

subtomentosa 20–1, 67, 98, 260–1, 261

triloba 156–7

ruderals 176–7, 182

Ruellia humilis 260–1, 261

Ruys, Mien 35, 236

S

Sackville-West, Vita 35

Salix 80

Salvia 55, 59, 126, 176

azurea 152–3, 260–1

glutinosa 260–1

nemorosa 16–7, 106, 126, 260–1

nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ 204–5, 212–3

nemorosa ‘Wesuwe’ 59, 206

pratensis 32, 126

pratensis ‘Pink Delight’ 96, 102–3, 144

×superba 16–7, 106, 126, 260–1

×sylvestris 106, 126, 260–1

×sylvestris ‘Blauhügel’ 59

×sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ 59

×sylvestris ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ 163

×sylvestris ‘Rügen’ 59

verticillata 260–1

Sandvik Tools, Warwickshire 11

Sanguisorba 124, 160, 260–1

‘B ury C ourt’ 68–9

menziesii 34

officinalis 166, 219

officinalis ‘Purpurea’ 231

‘Tanna’ 130

tenuifolia ‘Alba’ 96–7, 202

‘Thunderstorm’ 134–5

Saponaria lempergii 260–1

‘Max Frei’ 106

Saxifraga 100, 106

Scabiosa

caucasica 260–1

japonica var. alpina 34

scale 59, 62

Scampston Hall, Yorkshire 55, 56–7

scatter plants 82, 83, 84–5, 111

repetition 87

Schizachyrium scoparium 106, 266–7

‘The Blues’ 67

Schmidt, Cassian 99, 200

Scilla 140

peruviana 147

siberica 214

Scrophulariaceae 37

Scutellaria incana 130, 260–1

seasonal theme planting 131, 218–9

Sedum 100, 106, 126

‘Bertram Anderson’ 106, 260–1

green roofs 33

‘Herbstfreude’ 234–5

‘Matrona’ 28, 104–5

‘Red Cauli’ 28

spectabile 126, 188, 260–1

telephium 100, 126, 188, 196, 260–1

telephium subsp. maximum 211

telephium ‘Sunkissed’ 107, 108, 164

seed-derived plantings 227–8, 237

seed mixes 33, 47, 210–22

seedheads 42–3, 50, 62, 67, 160, 166

self-seeding plants 63, 66, 191–2, 236

Selinum wallichianum 260–1, 261

Senecio crassiflorus 18

Serpentine Gallery planting 44–5

Sesleria 106, 127, 266–7

autumnalis 28, 64–5, 86, 92, 101, 141, 218

nitida 87, 96

setting plants out 119

Shade Pearl mix 210

Sheffield School 226–31, 237

shrubs See woody plants

Sidalcea 260–1

oregana 34

signature planting 51, 55

Silene dioica 145

Silphium 123, 262–3

laciniatum 160, 227

Silver Summer mix 201, 206, 210, 212–3, 215

Sissinghurst 35

site-specific planting 33

Skärholmen Park, Stockholm 167

Smilacina racemosa 214

Smyrnium perfoliatum 145, 147

snow 173

Solidago 125, 154–5, 160, 187, 262–3

canadensis 36

‘Goldenmosa’ 136

×luteus ‘L emore’ 68–9

rugosa 182, 263

× Solidaster 262–3

Sorghastrum nutans 110, 268–9

Spodiopogon sibiricus 268–9, 269

spontaneity, designed 35–40, 50

spontaneous vegetation 10, 12–3, 14–5, 32, 37, 38–9, 50, 236, 240

Sporobolus heterolepis 20–1, 51, 59, 74, 98, 99, 104–5, 106, 110, 115, 127, 151, 172, 182, 197, 207, 268–9

spring 139–46

damp areas 162

perennial borders 162

plant combinations 162–3

Stachys

byzantina 106, 223, 262–3, 263

macrantha 262–3

officinalis 34, 75, 150, 164, 166, 173, 262–3

officinalis ‘Hummelo’ 86, 190, 207

recta 211

Stahl, Friedrich 80

static planting 36–7, 40

steppe species 65, 226

Stipa

barbata 268–9

calamagrostis 268–9

filifolia 18

gigantea 28, 55, 60–1, 87, 110, 160, 268–9, 269

pennata 211

pulcherrima 64–5, 268–9

street trees 12

stress-tolerators 176–7

structure 121–7

combining plants 132–3

harmony and contrast 137

lighting conditions 137–8

structure plants 27, 41, 46–7, 47, 80, 84–5, 122, 132

seventy per cent rule 132

Stuart-Smith, Tom 51

Sullivan Arch Garden, Chicago 198, 207

summer 146–7, 150

foliage 167

grasses 166, 168

plant combinations 164–8

seedheads 166

sustainability 9, 62–3, 66, 73, 75

sustainable urban drainage schemes (SUDS) 11–2, 11

swales 11–2, 11, 41–3

Sweden, James van 79, 222, 226

swimming pools, natural 12

Symphytum 125

caucasicum 177

‘Rubrum’ 262–3

T

Takano, Fumiaki 203

Tanacetum macrophyllum 126

Taxus baccata 37, 46, 58

Telekia speciosa 200, 262–3

Tellima 99, 100

grandiflora 106, 262–3

grandiflora ‘Purpurea’ 102–3

temporary plantings 44–5, 46

Teucrium chamaedrys 211

texture 115, 132

Thalictrum 124, 147

aquilegifolium 262–3, 263

delavayi 262–3

delavayi ‘Album’ 93, 96

flavum 262–3

lucidum 262–3

pubescens 262–3

rochebrunianum 97, 110, 262–3, 263

theme plants 218

Themeda triandra 229, 230

Thermopsis 262–3

Thymus praecox 211

Tiarella 262–3

wherryi 145, 263

Tokachi Millennium Forest 202–3, 204–5

topiary 35, 36, 51

Trachystemon 123

transparency 160

Trentham, Staffordshire 86–90, 87, 88–9, 91

Tricyrtis 150, 262–3

formosana 96, 167

Trifolium

pannonicum 262–3

pratense 25

rubens 262–3

Trillium 140

sessile 144

Tritonia drakensbergensis 230

Trollius 262–3

europaeus 91

Tulipa 140

‘Fur Elise’ 206

‘Orange Toronto’ 206

wilsonii 162

Typha latifolia 78

U

urban landscape design 10

Uvularia

grandiflora 142–3

perfoliata 146

V

Vaccinium 111

myrtillus 78

Valeriana officinalis 219

van Veggel garden 93–6, 104–5

Venice Biennale planting 46

Veratrum 264–5

californicum 161, 164, 173

nigrum 169, 265

Verbascum 19, 123, 124, 191, 264–5

leichtlinii 37

lychnitis 163, 164

nigrum 124

speciosum 16–7

Verbena

bonariensis 160, 179, 182, 185

hastata 52–3, 191

Verbesina alternifolia 264–5, 265

Vernonia 125, 264–5

noveboracensis 67

Veronica

austriaca 264–5

‘E veline’ 133

longifolia 16–7, 219, 264–5

prostrata 211

spicata 264–5

teucrium ‘Knallblau’ 210

Veronicastrum 150, 176, 264–5

virginicum 28, 101, 158–9, 163, 164, 172, 173, 188, 265

virginicum ‘Album’ 97

virginicum ‘Erica’ 96

virginicum ‘Fascination’ 87, 88–9, 91

Viburnum ×rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’ 94

Victorian bedding schemes 82

Vinca minor ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ 214

Viola 145

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 12

W

Walser, Urs 226

wasteland habitats 12, 19, 25

water management 11–2, 11

weeds 33, 99, 227, 230, 236

Westerkade, Rotterdam 40, 67, 95

wild plants See native species

wildflower meadows 14–5, 25, 26

wildlife-friendly practices 9, 62–3, 62, 67

native plants 73, 75

winter 160, 173

woodland 26, 50, 141–3

annuals and biennials 145

layering 111

woody plants 80–1, 160

regeneration cutting 80–1, 81

suckering 80, 81, 81

Z

Zizia aurea 163, 264–5