What Is a Mass Planting

In gardening terms, mass refers to a body of coherent plantings, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size. It can be created by grouping several pots of the same plant or several plants that have similar color, texture, and density.

How do you mass plant shrubs?

When mass planting, use several flats of one plant and plant half the recommended distance for faster fill-in. he goal in mass planting is to see broad sweeps rather than insignificant patches of color and texture. Many low-growing perennials look great en masse.

How do you plant a space Mass?

The general rule of thumb is to space plants according to their expected width at maturity. For example, a tree that is expected to grow 40 feet wide would be planted 40 feet from the next tree of the same variety.