Trees, shrubs, perennial and seasonal grass plants, graminae etc. etc.
There is a huge choice when selecting the plants to be used in the garden. How to get guidance when choosing?
By starting from the function you need and the look you want, and not from the type of plant.
We will therefore look for a tree of a certain size, with a certain bearing, which tolerates a specific exposure, which has a foliage of a certain type … and here the options have narrowed down to a limited group to choose from.