Theme Colored Combinations for your Garden

Gold-Yellow
Lilium “Luxor” + “Amber Queen” floribunda rose


Soft Hues
(Shady Location)
Digitalis purpurea (3) + Thalictrum aquilegifolium (2) + Berberis thunbergii “Atropurpurea” (1) + Anemone hybrida “Honorine Jobert” (4) + Thalictrum rochebrunianum “Lavender Mist” (2) + Lamium maculatum “White Nancy” (2) + Hosta “Chinese Sunrise” ( 3)


Blue, Pink and Yellow
Taxus baccata “Aurea” (1) + Phlox paniculata “Landhochzeit” or “Dusterlohe”(3) + Agapanthus Headbourne purple Hybrids (2) + Allium sphaerocephalon (2) + Penstemon “Evelyn” (3) + Ajuga reptans “Atropurperea” (1) + Hybrid sage (3)








Contrasting Colour Combinations

Orange & Blue
Tulipa greigii “Cape Cod” (6) + Ajuga reptans “Atropurpurea” (3) + Trollius chinensis (2)


Yellow & Violet
#1
Blue Forget-me-not (2) + Corydalis lutea (3) + Meconopsis cambrica (3) + Clematis montana (1)

#2
Buddleia davidii “Glasnevin” (1) + Solidaster luteus “Lemore” (3)


Lime Green & Blue
#1
Nigella damascena “Miss Jekyll” (3) + Humulus lupulus “Aureus” (1)

#2
Delphinium pacific hybrid “Black Night” (3) + Acer shirasawanum “Aureum” (1)

Shocking Pink, Red & Orange
Lysimachia clethroides purple (3) + Helenium “Waltraut” (5)

Blending similar plants in different shades makes a stunning combination. For example, try a mix of cream, pink and red Astilbe or a combination of daisies that are all of the same tones. It is an easy way to achieve a perfect landscape. When you make decisions about your colour choices for your landscape, take notice of surrounding colours like buildings, sheds, or fences that will have an effect on the resulting colours. Your landscape will be at its best in a partnership with your environment. Make sure that your plants will complement your house in the background etc. For example, a good choice for a red-brick house would be flowers with dark salmon pink colour. I saw a wonderful brick house one day, facing a north side, that had a mix of azaleas with ferns, a perfect design. For a white house, a white and green plan would complement it very well. For instance, use white flowers, one or two variegated shrubs and a green background, play with the tones. We will look more closely into that subject next time.

Good gardening!

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