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Trio of textures

A cluster of pots gathers on center stage.

Left pot: Aeoniums flank a dwarf mugho pine, with Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata' and 'Silver Dragon' liriope behind.

Center pot: dwarf Alberta spruce and 'Burgundy Lace' ajuga.

Right pot: silvery Artemisia' Powis Castle', 'Moe's Gold' helichrysum, Juniperus horizontalis ‘Glacier', Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball', and black mondo grass.