Color is one thing my garden has in abundance. Of course I’ve got flowers in every hue, but my real interest is in using colorful foliage and making the most of color that comes in a can: paint. All my garden chairs and benches used to be painted white or green, but then I saw [...]
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Shouting Out With Red In The Garden-Part 1
February 5, 2008 – Posted in: Garden DesignRed is the color in the garden that most titillates my senses. It’s a color dripping with passion, power and boldness. When used with great abandon as in the red garden at Hidcote or what was once the red border at the now defunct Hadspen Garden (but that can still be viewed in Nori and [...]
Thinking in Three Dimensions
February 3, 2008 – Posted in: Garden DesignI love this plant combination. It’s got shape, texture and color – especially color – working for it. I wish I thought of it, because this little vignette pushed my thinking about creating color combinations more than anything I’ve seen in a long time. Wesley Rouse created it, and here’s why I find it [...]
Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Color in the Garden
February 1, 2008 – Posted in: Garden DesignI know I’m not alone in being desperate for some color right about now, so this month’s Design Workshop seemed like a great excuse to post some eye candy. Take a spin through all those digital photos you have on your hard drive and show off some of your color-filled favorites. Are you especially fond [...]