Viewing post #2850712 by Arico

Hey all. Here's a hypothetical (and might I just say VERY professional) sketch of a plot of land with a detatched house. The resident gardener has decided to plant 5 ornamental trees to give the garden some bones and structure.

Question to you if you were in his/her shoes: would you

1) plant 5 of the same kind to keep coherency ('design'), but sacrifice other stuff you'd want, or
2) do you go for 5 (totally) different species because you want them all, or
3) go for the middle ground?