Dutch Style

A botanical composition built on contrasts of form, texture and colour.

Composition language

In Dutch aquascaping, plants are the architecture. Groups form deliberate streets with controlled height, colour and growth rate.

Three principles

What really
matters

Adjacent plant groups contrast in scale, form or colour.

Structured plant groups lead the eye into depth.

Form is maintained through planned, rotational pruning.

Reference film / Nature Aquarium / ADAview

The film shows the relationship shared by planted directions: landscape scale, negative space and fish behaviour.

Bespoke project