| Colors are one of the most effective design | | | | itself a true color. It's just the thread that holds the |
| ingredients in creating a garden. And plants are overall | | | | real colored elements in place. |
| the easiest and most influential factor where color | | | | Now if we pictured green as just being a neutral |
| and variation can be established and managed. | | | | element, I probably could go along with this. |
| However, for countless gardeners and home | | | | However, as a professional, I observe it in a much |
| landscapers in their search for perfect color | | | | different way. There are countless shades of green. |
| combinations, there is another segment to plants that | | | | Each can hold many varying textures that can create |
| is often neglected as a design element. And that | | | | such exquisite contrasts to design with. |
| would be in the many marvelous and contrasted | | | | Some of the most colorful and lush landscape designs |
| textures of plants. Especially in green plants. | | | | I've ever observed have just simply displayed this |
| Green plants not only assist as a color principle like | | | | single color in many variations. Light greens, dark |
| any other color, but can also be used as a neutral | | | | greens, yellow greens, etc. And I haven't even made |
| transitional color that blends other elements and | | | | mention of texture here. Even the same shade of |
| colors together. Or basically, as a filler or where one | | | | green in different textures often creates a |
| space of the garden changes to the next. Natural | | | | fascinating contrast for designing purposes. |
| transition is so important in creating a garden design. | | | | Try and picture the abundance and beauty of a dark |
| I was reminded just recently as I was talking with a | | | | jungle. Their beauty and contrast are commonly |
| customer of how many people really don't think of | | | | made up by the many different variations of shade |
| green plants as being a design ingredient in designing | | | | and texture and not vivid colors. Shady landscapes |
| gardens. | | | | that compare to a deep forest or jungle are rather |
| As we went over her design plan I pointed out that | | | | beautiful all by themselves. |
| we had four colors in her design project and that we | | | | Keep this in mind when making plans for your next |
| needed to repeat them throughout the design to | | | | garden. Just as one illustration, a combining of Hostas, |
| form a little balance. She then stated that we only | | | | Ferns, and Showy Grasses can bring about a very |
| had three colors in her design. | | | | remarkable and eye catching display simply using the |
| I knew exactly what she was trying to say by that | | | | color green. |
| because it's what most people think. Green isn't in | | | | So maybe green really is a color. |