Fillers—natural abundance

There’s nothing worse than looking at a garden full of bald spots. It portrays a feeling of incompleteness that upsets the design balance. Filler plants are your ticket to abundance.

Used to bulk out your garden, these plants fill the gaps you haven’t thought about as well as the spaces left behind by unsuccessful plants. This doesn't mean that these are boring or uninteresting plants—they do put on a show but they tend to do it together.

Fillers are key to promoting a sense of health and vitality in your garden.

Some of my favourite fillers are:

• Anigozanthos hybrid cvs KANGAROO PAW
• Calathea zebrina ZEBRA PLANT
• Cyperus involucratus UMBRELLA SEDGE
• Isolepsis nodosa KNOBBY CLUB RUSH
• Neoregelia spp. & hybrid cvs BROMELIAD
• Pennisetum alopecuroides SWAMP FOXTAIL GRASS
• For more see my book The Source Book Second Edition