Tip of the Week: Using Repetition in Design

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Submitted by mgodfrey on March 9, 2010 – 12:03 amNo Comment

Kerry Ann Mendez of Perennially Yours offers this design tip:

Repeating the same plant at various intervals in a garden unifies a bed and helps carry the eye through a garden. Repeating the same plants in neighboring gardens also provides an important "relational" component. As individual gardens start playing as a team, the results can be sensational.

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