Selecting Plants Using Elements of Design


| # | Plant type | Ht. x Width | Texture | Form | Seasonal Interest |
| 1 | Deciduous Tree | 20' x 12' | Med-Fine | Vase | Spring Flowers |
| 2 | Deciduous Shrub | 6' x 6' | Med-Coarse | Round | Red Fall Foliage |
| 3 | Evergreen Shrub | 4' x 6' | Med | Mound | Evergreen Foliage |
| 4 | Dec. Shrub | 3' x 5' | Fine | Mound | Summer Red Flower |
| 5 | Herb Groundcover | 12' x 12' | Med | Spreading | Variegated Foliage |

| 1. | Snowcloud Shadblow | Amelachier canadensis |
| 2. | Baily Compact American Cranberry Bush |
Viburnum trilobum 'Bailey Compact' |
| 3. | Taunton Yew | Taxus media 'Taunonii' |
| 4. |
Dwarf Red Flowering Spirea | Spiraea x bumalda 'Coccinea' |
| 5. |
Snow-on-the-Mountain | Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' |
Adapted from
- Landscaping Your Home
WM R. Nelson
- Ch. 8, pp. 106-107
- Ch. 8, pp. 106-107