What are your preferences? Do you like the soft pastels of lavender, blue, pink and yellow? Or do you like to see a hot splash of orange or red in the flower border? Colors can sooth or stimulate the eye and create many moods. Don't forget green! A successful garden has many shades of foliage; gray, red, chartreuse, yellow and silver. These will be the color interest when the blossoms are spent.
Color doesn't have to come from flowers alone! This colorful garden furniture adds contrast and enjoyment to this Palo Alto garden.
Color is an important part of any garden...but it doesn’t always have to come from flowers, as you can see from this San Carlos garden. Think leaves before blossoms when designing your garden and you can have vibrant color throughout the year!
When planing a Four Season garden, be sure to include this colorful and late summer and fall bloomer, Echinacea purpurea and all its lovely cultivars!