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A lattice fence and well-chosen plants transform a yard

Connie Coleman

PLANT LINEUP

A mix of perennials, shrubs, and small trees provides year-round texture and seasonal color.

FENCE SOFTENERS

Variegated potato vine (Solanum jasminoides 'Variegatum') bears white flowers throughout the year and gold-and-green leaves.

Senecio greyi has gray-green leaves and yellow summer daisies.

Spanish lavender (Lavendula stoechas 'Otto Quast') displays deep purple flower spikes in spring and early summer over gray-green foliage.

ACCENTS

Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) carries dark green leaves with white undersides and spikes of fragrant purple flowers in summer.

New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax 'Rubrum') brandishes swordlike maroon leaves.

Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis', a China rose, has single blooms in shades of buff, pink, and red from spring into winter.

'Sango Kaku' Japanese maple displays yellow leaves in fall and red branches in winter.

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Julie Chai

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