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Soil mates : Snowdrops

From The Times, February 17, 2007

3 With an architectural grass: Galanthus 'Atkinsii' and Stipa tenuissima

 The bright dots of 'Atkinsii' bells appear to hover above Stipa tenuissima, as their stems disappear into the coat of grass. Catching the breeze, the Stipa shifts between an opaque mass and a transparent screen, peppered by the white points of the snowdrops.

A smaller variety could get lost, but Galanthus 'Atkinsii' is a relative giant at 20cm tall.

Try a burnt-orange foxglove — Digilatis parviflora — for later colour.

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