This document appears to be a presentation on strategies for designing small gardens. It includes photographs of gardens with perennials, grasses, bulbs and other plants used effectively in small spaces. The presentation emphasizes using the vertical dimension, varying plant heights and textures. It also suggests expanding the garden's boundaries visually through the use of color and line. Plant combinations that serve dual purposes like flowers and foliage are recommended.
1. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
Postage Stamp Gardens
Strategies for working in small spaces
Mid-Atlantic Regional Perennial Symposium
February 25, 2017
Carrie Preston, StudioTOOP
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17. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Anemone 'Honorine Jobert’
Kirengeshoma palmata
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
18. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Persicaria polymorpha
Rudbeckia nitida
Eupatorium maculatum
Geranium macrorrhizum
19. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Physostegia virginiana
Rudbeckia nitida
Leucanthemella serotina 'Herbststern’
Calamagrostis brachytricha
20. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Helianthus salicifolius
Salvia uglinosa
Helenium ’Indian Summer’
Alstroemeria aurea 'Orange King'
30. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam’
Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mentha palustris
31. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’
Crambe maritima
Calamintha nepeta nepeta
Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’
38. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Verbena bonariensis
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Spessart’
Nepeta ‘Dawn to Dusk’
40. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Agastache ‘Alabaster’
Nepeta ‘Dawn to Dusk’
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam’
Verbena bonariensis
42. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam’
Lytherum ‘Robert’ / ‘Blush’
Nepeta ‘Dawn to Dusk’
Echinacea ‘White Swan’
43. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
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44. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabak
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
photograph: Jolanthe LalkensTOOP gardens with life
49. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
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51. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Miscanthus ‘Ghana’
Panicum ‘Shenandoah’
Pennisetum ‘Cassian’
52. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
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68. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Tiarella cordifolia
Euphorbia amygaloides robbiae
Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’
Liriope muscari
69. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Tiarella cordifolia
Euphorbia amygaloides robbiae
Viola labradorica
70. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Rhododendron ‘Anneke’
Spirea arguta
Viburnum tinus
Sedum rupestre ‘Silver’
Tulipa ‘Spring Green’
72. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Tulipa ‘Honky Tonk’
Primula veris
Brunerra ‘Jack Frost’
Euphorbia amygaloides robbiae
73. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa ‘Black Parrot’
Primula veris
Primula elatoir
74. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Geum ‘Mai Tai’
Tulipa ‘Honky Tonk’
Narcissus ‘Hawera’
Hyacinthoides hispanica
75. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Campanula latifolia
Garnium ‘Rosanna’
Silene fimbriata
99. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
TOOP gardens with life
100. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
TOOP gardens with life
102. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
Drawing lines and then coloring Garden
of Renée & Macko Laqueur f them
Gardens of Mien Ruys
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Knautia arvensis
Deschampsia cepitosa ‘Gold Tau’
Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’
Silene dioica
106. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
The Inclusive Garden
Studio TOOP, (that's me!), NL, in collaboration with Jasper Helmantel
human factor as dynamic element
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107. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
The Inclusive Garden
Studio TOOP, (that's me!), NL, in collaboration with Jasper Helmantel
human factor as dynamic element
TOOP gardens with life
108. VTon ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
Ton ter Linden
black border, Ruinen
photograph: Gert Tabakphotograph: Amalia Robredo at Huntingbrook, IE
The Inclusive Garden
Studio TOOP, (that's me!), NL, in collaboration with Jasper Helmantel
human factor as dynamic element
Kalimeris incisa ‘Madiva’
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Kalimeris incisa ‘Madiva’
Molinia
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’
Sedum ‘Matrona’
138. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Hosta ‘Halcyon’
Dicentra exima ‘Alba’
Rhododendron ‘Berry Rose’
Viburnum plicatum
139. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Hosta ‘Halcyon’
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
Rhododendron ‘Berry Rose’
Aquilegia ‘Nora Barlow’
140. photograph: Gert Tabak, Veenhoop, NL (Ton ter Linden)
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Hosta ‘Halcyon’
Rhododendron ‘Berry Rose’
Carex ‘The Beatles’
Euphorbia amygaloides robbiae