But grass surfaces also have a visual imp
ance. If the whole
den is filled with flowering plants, the eye becomes restless, there is too much to see. An expanse of grass gives the eye a chance to rest
acts as a foil to the liveliness of the borders.
The edge of grass, paving or path also acts as a defining limit to the border by creating an edge, which again, is very impant visually. Such an
a of grass does not have to be kept pristine, mown with perfect stripes. It can be a hard wearing, everyday s
of lawn, which copes with bicycles
ball games,
still has just the same visual effect.
Is maintenance hard to do? Inmal
dens can become rather high in maintenance, particularly if irregular attention is given to them. It is an inescapable fact that
den jobs do not just go away if they
ignored, they just get bigger. So, if you leave the weeding
a few weeks, the eff
to rid the borders of weeds can become a daunting task that takes a long time to do.
Similarly, if herbaceous perennials shrubs
left growing, with no attention paid to them, they will merrily go on growing until the
den becomes almost over run
a major operation is needed to get everything back to the original plan. It is there
e imp
ant to do a little bit of work often rather than a lot in sudden bursts.
With a little bit of attention, inmal
dens
easy to maintain. Containers can be used just as much in in
mal arrangements as they
in
mal
dens. They
especially useful
providing temporary fills.
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