To bring an autumn mood to your garden and balcony, it’s best to use decorative groups. If you scatter three beautiful autumn bloomers, they’ll be lost in the landscape. If you place them together, they will stand out immediately. Styled corners look best if they feature various sizes and heights of plants. That can be done using étagère shelves, however you can also achieve the effect by using the garden bench, a step or bistro set to create height differences.
Mood makers
● Choose plants with leaves that change colour such as Leucothoe and Nandina.
● Use pots with contrasting textures and mix wicker, shiny and ridged together.
● Hang gourds from a line to give a different look.
● String a set of Physalis lanterns together - to stop them from blowing away - and incorporate the string in your design.
Eco-efficient styling
The trick in creating a successful styled corner is to be prepared to keep it a bit messy. Autumn is not a tidy season. All sorts of things are swirling around, nature is muddling along a bit, and there are always a couple of summer bloomers who don’t know when to stop. If you place them together they’ll suddenly look quite impressive. It doesn’t matter at all that there is a stem here and there that’s no longer completely fresh and fruitful - that fits perfectly with the season. It’s also the acme of eco-efficiency to enjoy them for as long as you can.
Playing with light
The secret for bringing an autumn corner with plants to life is ensuring that there is a light in its midst in the evenings. That can easily be done with a tea light or candle in a hurricane lamp. Coloured bottles, balls and solar-powered lanterns also help create atmosphere. They charge during the day and light up automatically when it gets dark. They give just enough light to show off your styled corner beautifully.
