I am with you about planting densely,..i love the feeling being surrounded by tall plants with smaller ones below,..i know where this came on me,..visiting my Dad in the Botanical Gardens i could always be found in the huge glasshouses,..it was like a jungle,..as is a Cottage Garden,..Oh you are in KY,..is that Kentucky or as i was told to pronounce it Kantuckee by someone from there.
Philip