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Plant Form and Texture: Multi-Leveled Contrast

Example of Multi-Leveled Contrast in a Shrub Planting

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In the prior photo, we saw a contrast in form....
Contrast on multiple levels.

Contrast on multiple levels.

David Beaulieu
But in the photo above, we see contrast on multiple levels. The shrubs in question (burning bush and hemlocks) display not only a different shape and branching pattern (i.e., form), but also a marked contrast in color. Furthermore, they exhibit different textures: one is tightly packed with very small needles (indistinguishable from a distance, in fact), while the other bears foliage of a more moderate size.
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