- 1). Design your garden by drawing out the space. Make the drawing to scale so you can plan size and proportion. A scale of 1 inch to 10 feet or larger is workable. Use plant symbols to represent your plant palette. Traditional English flower beds are densely planted, so pack in many plants. Use curved lines and wandering paths.
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Color adds beauty to the garden.Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images
Pick plants with three or four different bloom colors. Use colors next to each other on the color wheel for a subtle effect. Use opposite colors for a more vibrant look. Different shades of the same color can be used to transition the eye. As an example, use hot pink blooms fading to light pink lead into an area with white flowers. - 3
Texture on leaves adds to a garden's visual interest.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Select plants with different textures. Plants with unusual texture like goat's beard, coreopsis or lamb's ear make great accent plants. Use fragrant plants like lavender and thyme. Variety in structure and texture is key to a well designed English garden - 4). Place plants of similar sizes together. Low growing plants should go in front, with taller plants in the rear. But, remember that English gardens are not symmetrical.
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Accessories provide visual variety.Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images
Use accessories to accent the plants. Statues, broken pots and colored globes will add another dimension and character to the garden. Use structures as support for climbing plants. - 6
Use rich soil for healthy plants.Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images
Amend the soil in your flower bed so that there is a rich base of organic material. Arrange the plants according to your design. Shrubs should be planted in holes that are twice as wide as the root ball. Perennials should be planted far enough apart for them to reach their full growth potential.
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