Having been pondering rhubarb for the past few days, I've came up with the thought that it shouldn't just be an add on to any micro garden design but the main reason for it. Rhubarb really is the ultimate foliage plant. From the bright red bulbous buds in spring to the overpowering dark glossy leaves in summer and the late summer creamy plumes of flower. In between of course you can enjoy weeks of rhubarb crumble.
Planted in a strict 900mm grid system, the foliage would give almost complete ground coverage in the summer. Surround the plants with a mulch of coarse cold gravel and intersperse the plants with large 50cm sandstone balls, to give interest through the winter and contrast through the summer.
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