On the Chelsea Flower Present final month one plant saved popping up repeatedly, dotted by present gardens and on nursery stands and shows. Atriplex hortensis—or orache—is an edible salad crop that’s more and more being grown in borders, too, and at Chelsea it was used as a daring vertical accent amidst summer season perennials. However its most distinguishing attribute could also be its deep purple and bronze foliage, which may present a foil to softer pastel flowers and inexperienced leaves—and produce drama to every house.
Darkish leaved vegetation add very important depth and curiosity to planting schemes and will be deployed in myriad methods. Listed here are seven concepts for utilizing them to dazzling impact.
Images by Clare Coulson, until in any other case famous.