The importance of colour in gardening cannot be over 9 stated. When the colours we see are harmonious and right, we feel happy or contented; when the reverse is the case, we feel unhappy or uncomfortable. As gardeners we can control the colours we have around us, and. by the skilful use of different plants, we can achieve different effects at will.
The use of background in your garden goes hand in hand with plant colour. Planting a tree where it can be silhouetted by a blue sky can intensify the flower or leaf colour many times over.
Flowers not only offer colour but also scent, and when the two coincide, the effect of each can be heightened. The appreciation of a particular fragrance is always a personal matter, and what gives pleasure to one may not be detected by another. it is worth remembering, too, that some plants, especially roses and lilies, are expected to be fragrant. In fact, this is not always the case, and if scent is important to you, check that the variety you are proposing to plant is, in fact, scented.
In all the entries in the directory there is an indication of the average height and spread that is to be expected from any given plant over a given number of years. However, it is worth bearing in mind that a plant's development will always be influenced by the conditions in which it is grown.
Soil type, weather conditions, eultivation techniques and geographical location will all play their part. A willow (Salix) growing in a dry soil will possibly grow less well. and fail to achieve the height and spread that it would have done on its preferred, moist soil.
Seasons change, and so do the sources of colour. In spring, summer and autumn there are so many that we tend to take them for granted. In autumn we look for the colour of the leaves and also of ripening fruits and berries, such as those of cotoneasters and pyracanthas (firethorn). The importance of evergreens, such as elaeagnus and photinias, in providing colour in winter is often overlooked, and fasminum (winter jasmine) offers yellow winter flowers.
The use of background in your garden goes hand in hand with plant colour. Planting a tree where it can be silhouetted by a blue sky can intensify the flower or leaf colour many times over.
Flowers not only offer colour but also scent, and when the two coincide, the effect of each can be heightened. The appreciation of a particular fragrance is always a personal matter, and what gives pleasure to one may not be detected by another. it is worth remembering, too, that some plants, especially roses and lilies, are expected to be fragrant. In fact, this is not always the case, and if scent is important to you, check that the variety you are proposing to plant is, in fact, scented.
In all the entries in the directory there is an indication of the average height and spread that is to be expected from any given plant over a given number of years. However, it is worth bearing in mind that a plant's development will always be influenced by the conditions in which it is grown.
Soil type, weather conditions, eultivation techniques and geographical location will all play their part. A willow (Salix) growing in a dry soil will possibly grow less well. and fail to achieve the height and spread that it would have done on its preferred, moist soil.
Seasons change, and so do the sources of colour. In spring, summer and autumn there are so many that we tend to take them for granted. In autumn we look for the colour of the leaves and also of ripening fruits and berries, such as those of cotoneasters and pyracanthas (firethorn). The importance of evergreens, such as elaeagnus and photinias, in providing colour in winter is often overlooked, and fasminum (winter jasmine) offers yellow winter flowers.
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In garden planning, flowers of different colors will brighten up your garden and make your garden look lively.
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