These naturalistic garden design ideas will help you create a landscape that is both stunning and sustainable.
Here’s how to weave key naturalistic garden design ideas into your own backyard in big or small ways.
Carson Downing
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Kelly Norris
“Our gardens are not separate from the world around us.
Even the smallest patch of green helps connect us to the larger ecological quilt.”
Color isn’t absent from naturalistic gardens, but the palette tends to be tighter and more subdued.
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Types of Plants Used in a Naturalistic Garden
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Get ideas for a naturalistic border or garden from the wild landscapes in your region.
Similar to how plants coexist in the wild, this approach makes for a more successful, lower-maintenance garden.
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But this style of gardening is very forgiving."
Bob Stefko
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This approach also has a practical upside: It helpscrowd out weeds.
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Caitlin Atkinson
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