Colorful Gardens: Contrast and Combine Your Plants and Flowers for Spectacular Visual Effects

by Modeste Herwig (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.25

  This full-colour guide provides ideas and suggestions for creating visually-effective, dramatic displays of colour in the garden. Each of the nine chapters is devoted to one of the principle colours. The author details the symbolism and effects of the chosen colour, paying attention to its character and its combination with other hues. For example, the orange in marigolds and lilies, and the rich orange-coloured autumn leaves bring warmth to a garden, even on cloudy days. Other suggestions include using snow-white lilies against a backdrop of vivid violets; and a sea of red roses of varying shades.