One of my favorite combination of plants to hide the utility boxes is a mix of flowers that bloom at different times of the year, and a feather reed grass that provides a nice backdrop. Now, this combination also dies to the ground in winter so if you really wanted to hide a utility box you could use an evergreen shrub, but nevertheless over the years I found this combination works really well together:
- Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' feather reed grass
- Iris sibirica - Siberian Iris
- Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' - Huge purple coneflower
- Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
I learned that you don't want to have too many different types of plants, you want to have just a handful and have repetition so it looks really pleasing to the eye and not like just a hodgepodge of plants.
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| Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' |
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| Iris sibirica |
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Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
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| Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' |
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