An Aesthetic Garden With Modern Plants
Clean edges and a minimalistic appearance characterize modern landscape design. This landscape design style can add significant value to a property with a contemporary or modern home and can be a welcome contrast to a more traditional architectural style. The idea of simplicity should be kept in mind when choosing plants for a modern landscape. First and foremost, modern gardens should adhere mostly to green tones and colors and have a more limited selection of plant species. A colorful planter in a container now and again is a wonderful touch, but keep it to a minimum. You should cultivate these plants to create modern backyard landscaping.
Aeonium
The interesting, organic, fleshy shape of succulents appears especially at home in modern environments. These low-maintenance plants’ striking visual impact in the yard and containers was especially appreciated by California modernists. A talking point in cooler regions’ windowsill gardens. Their virtually flat-to-the-ground symmetrical rosettes can often be found sitting atop tangled stalks.
Sedum
Sedums are an easy sell to any garden designer looking for an attractive, hardworking plant that plays well with others of the same ilk, such as grasses—just ask Oehme, van Sweden. Sedums are tolerant of most soil types, drought- and disease-resistant, with interesting foliage and long-lasting flowers appearing late in the season.
Carex
Fountains of delicate flowers and leaves serve as effective counterpoints to more flamboyant plants and add motion to the landscape. While shorter grasses and sedges make for neat but unformal edging, tall grasses produce live hedges. Even in their winter tans and browns, they look dashing in the garden.
Swiss Cheese Plant
In warm climates, the Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) is a hardy vine; further north, it is a houseplant. The midcentury interior design had such widespread use that the 1950s became associated with it. Although it doesn’t climb, split-leaf philodendron (Philodendron selloum) has a similar architectural appearance.
Adding plants to your modern backyard landscaping design is a good idea. If you want to add more plants, you can always ask for the help of a landscaper. Ask JC Landscape if you have more questions or concerns about the landscaping services we provide. We are based in Clovis, CA. You can also contact us through (559) 236-9930.