Landscape
Elements of the Mountain Meadow Design
EuroAmerican Propagators is known for our diverse selection of groundcover plants.
We enjoy finding innovative ideas and concepts to better use our plants.
A professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Reese Nelson and
a landscape designer Peter Lassig have designed a creative method for planting in the landscape.
The philosophy is called The Mountain Meadow Design.
This method can help the novice gardener create asthetically pleasing landscapes that
are horticulturally sound.
It is about making the flowerbeds look natural, as if they were sown by the wind.
The design includes four elements: Skeleton, Tendon, Flesh and Sparkle.
We feel this is a refreshing new way to plant in the landscape.
Skeleton ｜ Tendon ｜ Flesh ｜ Sparkle ｜ the Mountain Meadow Design
Skeleton
Skeleton is the naturalistic backbone of the design.
It is the form you see and it creates a line to follow.
The Skeleton is the dominant factor, in visual weight, of the design based on color, texture, size or height.
We recommend these varieties listed below for this factor. Skeleton comprises about 25% of the planting bed.
Skeleton ｜ Tendon ｜ Flesh ｜ Sparkle ｜ the Mountain Meadow Design
Tendon
The Tendon helps to expand the visual line of the Skeleton, interlocking with it.
The Tendons are good team players and take up about 35% of the design.
We recommend the varieties listed below for the Tendon.
