
Matrix planting has been tipped as next year's big garden trend after it became the star of the new Oudolf Landscape at RHS Wisley, which has been wowing visitors ever since it opened earlier this year.
The trend has shot straight to the top of our list of garden border ideas, and it's easy to see why – matrix planting blends the best ornamental grasses with woody and perennial plants to create something utterly unlike the neat, orderly rows seen in formal gardens.