Texture Extremes: Plant ID’s

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“ The best garden are a beautiful blend of color , form , and texture . ” This could be the opening crinkle from almost any book on garden design . But what is texture ? This dubiousness has haunted me since my first twenty-four hours of horticulture . It seems like every garden graphic designer I require has a difficult time set it , as well . Most of us know what it is in hypothesis — but explaining it , and infusing the right amount of it in a landscape , is when things get slippery .

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