15 hours ago
The best plants to create height in garden borders
My spotted orchids are doing really well at the moment. I was a little concerned because they are definitely later than last year (taking photos on a phone for reference with a date is a very handy tool for gardeners) and concerningly slow to show themselves, but now they're popping up everywhere in the woodland area and are definitely spreading. I adore them.
Their spires of white, pink and purple flowers of varying height are such a pleasing shape, adding a rather arbitrary rhythm (more jazz than pop) through the grasses. They have self-seeded — that might be how they got there in the first place — which is what gives them their natural look. It's a loose style that many of us take inspiration from and mimic when laying plants out in a more defined border.
