Statues & negative space can add a lot to your garden

Here is one view of the Asian garden in Jim Bardot’s front yard in Amherst. He got the inspiration for this garden from the statue of the head, which you can see at left. Then he found other pieces to complement it, including the dragon and Chinese warrior. After that, he chose plants. The purple flowers are Hummelo Betony (Stachys monieri), the orange flowers to the left are canna lilies and the flowers to the right are coneflowers. The plants…