Naturalistic Garden Design in 100 sq feet
To transform a 100-square-meter field into a Piet Oudolf-inspired garden with continuous blooms from March to October, you’ll need a mix of grasses, perennials, and bulbs, divided into structural layers and grouped in drifts. Below is a planting plan:
Plant Ratios and Distribution
1. Grasses (40%): Approximately 40 square meters, or about 100 plants.
2. Perennials (60%): Approximately 60 square meters, or about 250–300 plants.
3. Bulbs (interplanted in all areas): Approximately 500–700 bulbs, scattered in drifts.
Grasses 40%
• Calamagrostis × acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’: 25 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for vertical structure).
• Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’: 25 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for warm-toned movement).
• Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’: 30 plants (1 per 1 m² for fine textures).
• Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Transparent’: 20 plants (1 per 2 m² for height and airiness).
Perennials 60%
• Early Spring (March–May):
• Geranium ‘Rozanne’: 40 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for ground cover).
• Aquilegia vulgaris: 20 plants (1 per 2 m² for vertical early blooms).
• Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’: 30 plants (1 per 1 m² for spikes of purple).
• Summer (June–August):
• Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’: 50 plants (1 per 1 m² for rounded blooms).
• Achillea millefolium ‘Terracotta’: 40 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for flat-topped flowers).
• Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’: 40 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for sprawling texture).
• Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’: 40 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for warm tones).
• Late Summer to Autumn (August–October):
• Verbena bonariensis: 30 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for airy verticals).
• Aster novae-angliae ‘Violetta’: 30 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for late purple blooms).
• Sedum ‘Matrona’: 30 plants (1 per 1.5 m² for seed heads and late-season interest).
Bulbs (scattered)
• Narcissus ‘Thalia’: 200 bulbs (clumps of 10–15 bulbs per m²).
• Tulipa ‘Spring Green’: 150 bulbs (clumps of 10 bulbs per m²).
• Allium ‘Purple Sensation’: 150 bulbs (spaced 3–5 per m²).
• Colchicum autumnale: 100 bulbs (clusters of 3–5 per m²).
