Plant Form and Texture: Multi-Leveled Contrast

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.