White garden

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A White Garden is a feature garden comprised of plants that produce white flowers and spathes as well as plants with a white or silvery cast to their foliage. The white garden is a variant of the color garden. The most essential feature of the white garden is its unity of colour.

The white garden is an informal gardening style that is similar in design to the English cottage garden. The open and informal design creates associations with romance, peace, and elegance. The white flowers are not usually placed in clusters, but spread throughout the garden's green areas, creating a natural look and feel. The mildly dense placement of white flowers creates a luminescent sight that is especially powerful in the twilight.

Symbolism

The colour white, and white flowers in particular, carry a vast amount of symbolism. Some florists contend certain white flowers also have defined meanings.

Flowers used in white gardens

• White Camellia
• Shasta daisy
• White Lilac
• Madonna lily
• White Periwinkle
• White Rose