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FORMAL GARDEN
- symmetric
- manicured
- clipped hedges and topiary
- straight rows
- shrub enclosed flowers and vegetables, bedding annuals
- high maintenance
TRADITIONAL GARDEN
- asymmetric
- natural feel
- curved lines
- use of colorful foliage and flowering shrubs
- fewer perennial flowers
- medium to low maintenance
COTTAGE GARDEN
- informal, energetic
- lots of flowers, especially perennials, in a broad mix
- traditionally includes climbing roses, herbs, fruit trees, berries, and hedges
- rustic
- complex
- high maintenance
CONTEMPORARY / MODERN GARDEN
- simple, strong shapes and patterns
- plants used as a graphic element with a strong connection between architecture and plantings
- often geometric
- low to high maintenance
NEW AMERICAN GARDEN
- a contemporary look originated by the landscape architects Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden
- ornamental grasses, perennials, and bulbs planted in naturalistic swaths
- informal
- low to medium maintenance
WOODLAND / NATURALISTIC GARDEN
- mostly shade and partial shade
- subtle and naturalistic
- ranges from somewhat cultured to almost entirely natural
- use of ferns, hostas, viburnum, rhododendrons, azaleas, moss and native plants
- relies primarily on plant shape and texture to create interest
- lower maintenance
JAPANESE GARDEN
- formal
- traditional
- generally containing certain elements: water, bridges, paths, lanterns (often stone), water basins, pavilions, clipped shrubs and trees
- azaleas, pines, maples, bamboo, rhododendrons, cherry, iris, and lotus
- high maintenance
ZEN GARDEN
- part of the Japanese garden tradition
- fashioned after the stone/rock gardens in certain Japanese monasteries
- raked stones or pebbles with boulders and moss
- moderate to high maintenance
MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
- a dry climate garden with drought tolerant plants
- plants with grey green foliage ex. lavender, thyme, lavender cotton,roses, sage, lamb’s ear, as well as cypress, olive, lemon trees and more
- gravel, terra cotta, stucco, earth tones
- water feature – fountains and pools
- bright colors especially blue, red, purple, orange, and bright pink
- colorful tiles and mosaics
- shade structures like pergolas and arbors
- rustic
- lower maintenance
