Having ornamental plants

Origin of ornamental gardening:

Ornamental gardening is an ancient art. The Egyptians built formal walled gardens, and the Mesopotamians constructed private parks and terraced gardens that were usually on artificial mounds or supported by columns, as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Persians were especially skilled in using water for decorative effects. The Moors carried Middle Eastern styles to Spain. In the East the planting of sacred groves was spread by the Buddhists from India to China and set a style there for naturalistic gardens, in which the beauty of the natural scenery was accentuated by distributing plants so as to allow them free growth and set off their colors and fragrances to best advantage. The Japanese adopted this principle and elaborated it into a distinct style of highly disciplined arrangements of plants and their settings with the object of achieving subtle beauty based on economy and simplicity.

Role of ornamental plants in garden beautification:

Ornamental foliage plants have a strong place in our modern day gardens. Even if the brief bloom of flowers fade, these lovely plants continue to delight onlookers with their colors, leaf shapes sizes and textures. Whatever be the garden style minimalist, Oriental, English Cottage, etc. the right combination of ornamental plants in the right location is capable of enhancing the beauty of any landscape. Most popular ornamental plants that are common in gardens include Aspidistra, Lady Fern, Necklace Fern, Japanese Painted Fern, Cleopatra Begonia, Metal-Leaf Begonia, Spotted Laurel, New Zealand Hair Sedge, European Fan Palm, Rasp Fern, Virginian Witch Hazel, English Ivy, hostas, Yellow Skunk Cabbage and the Common Myrtle.

All about ornamental plants:

Ornamental plants are grown for their ornamental qualities rather than for their commercial or other value. Typically ornamental plants can be grown in the flower garden, or as indoor plants. Most commonly they are grown for display of their flowers. Other common features of ornamental plants include leaves, scent, fruit, stem and bark. Ornamental plants may also be used for landscaping, and for cut flowers. Many plants cultivated for topiary and bonsai would only be considered as ornamental by virtue of the regular pruning carried out on them by the gardener, and they may rapidly cease to be ornamental if the work was abandoned.

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