Saturday, March 10, 2007

PLANTING PLAN FOR SANDSTONE CLIFFS

I have found some images of a garden in Provence that give a feeling of what I'm trying to achieve on my slopes: the idea is to use oaks and pines such as Quercus ilex, Quercus frainetto, Juniperus communis and Pinus sylvestris as the main species to give a structure and then to use accent plants such as Cercis siliquastrum, Cercis canadensis, Prunus dulcis to give seasonal effect. The trees are underplanted with thick waves of coastal vegetation such as Tamarix ramosissima, Arbutus unedo and lots of aromatic plants with silver foliage such as Santolina, Rosmarinus, Cistus, Stachys, Irises etc. Here and there it is possible to see an area of sandstone rock outcropping the vegetation to give a natural effect to the slopes.
Here are the images:










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