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25 Stunning Plant Features

Our coffee-break escape offers you five minutes' worth of images to inspire and delight. Jump right in...

Georgia Madden 7 January 2020

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Whether it’s a simple cluster of potted greenery or a lush, vertical wall, a striking plant feature draws the eye and creates a focal point in your garden. If you’re looking for ways to add a little magic to your garden, here are 25 spectacular plant features from around the world to inspire you.

And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.

Define Landscape Architecture

1. Bold + balanced. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Define Landscape Architecture

Wade Builders

2. Reach for the sky. Geelong, Victoria
Designer: Wade Builders

Mediterranean Garden Méditerranéen Jardin

3. Mediterranean magic. Montpellier, France

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Studio Prineas

4. Graphic effect. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Studio Prineas

Zugai Strudwick Architects

5. Soft touch. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Zugai Strudwick Architects

Marina Senabre

6. Beautfully framed. Barcelona, Spain
Designer: Marina Senabre

Garden Mentors

7. Find your zen. Hamilton, New Zealand
Designer: Garden Mentors

Hidden Gem Creative

8. Full circle. Gold Coast, Queensland
Designer: Hidden Gem Creative

Mackenzie Wheeler Architects & Designers

9. Walled wonderland. London, UK
Designer: Mackenzie Wheeler Architects & Designers

10. A perfect pairing. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Alexandra Kidd Design

Agsia Design Group

11. Bamboo beauty. Miami, USA
Designer: Agsia Design Group

AIB Contractors Ltd

12. Pops of colour. London, UK
Designer: AIB Contractors

Alien Design & Photography

13. Less is more. Okinawa, Japan

Clare Heffernan Architecture & Design Ltd.

14. A slice of magic. London, UK
Designer: Clare Heffernan Architecture & Design

The Garden Design Studio

15. The power of contrasts. Austin, USA
Designer: The Garden Design Studio

Bestique

16. Off-the-wall goodness. Oxfordshire, UK
Designer: Bestique

Luigi Rosselli Architects

17. Lush + lovely. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects

Urban Angles

18. Pared-back perfection. Melbourne, Victoria

Bestique

19. Classic styling. Oxfordshire, UK
Designer: Bestique

GONTERMAN CUSTOM HOMES

20. Green scene. Orange County, USA
Designer: Gonterman Construction

BAC Arquitectura Ciudad

21. Timber touch. Mexico City, Mexico
Designer: BAC Arquitectura Ciudad

Define Landscape Architecture

22. Shade plants + low-level seating. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Define Landscape Architecture

ZOYA Design Office

23. Sleek + considered. Ehime, Japan
Designer: ZOYA Design Office

Garden Expressions

24. A layered effect. Coffs Harbour, NSW
Designer: Garden Expressions

James Hutchison Garden Design

25. Pots of style. UK
Designer: James Hutchison Garden Design

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HU-319610855

Unless they have changed the numbering….?

14 is wisteria

15 is dichondra

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annie4883

You are right! I must have thought No. 14 referred to the photo below when in fact it refers to the photo above. Apologies to keibue! Hope you didn't buy the wrong plant!

Like 22 April 2023 at 9:25pm

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