How to Use Color in Your Perennial Garden

Article by: Jeff Pozniak

Just like most things in life, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If purple blooms put a smile on your face, then you should most definitely use plants , Japanese Gardens: The Practical Use of Stones and Boulders with purple blooms. The same is true for any color , The Rare Blue Roses you find pleasing. There are different disciplines to pull from when trying to decide on color , Find Peace And Happiness Through Gardening choices, but those disciplines speak in generalities; your own personal experiences mold your tastes into something unique, something your own, something a text or curriculum can't possibly pinpoint.

That being said, one of the disciplines I like to pull from often, especially when it comes to color , Patio Makeovers choices, is Feng Shui. , The Rare Blue Roses While I'm not part of the Feng Shui , The Purple Martins Are Back! orthodoxy, the design , Choosing The Perfect Flowers For Summer and layout lessons I've taken from Feng Shui , Why Should You Create A Butterfly Garden? are fundamentally grounded in sound design. , Japanese Gardens: The Practical Use of Stones and Boulders They can be used inside , Watering Your Orchids and outside , Maximize your waterfall flow with the Master DW Waterfall pump the home, , Container Gardening Indoors and Outdoors no matter if you have each and every room , Online Florists - Why The Popularity? aligned to maximize it's chi (energy), or you just want to make a garden , Growing Hybrid Grapes space more appealing.

For example, a ‘room' (defined by either an indoor , Growing Occidentalis -American Arborvitae in Solebury Township Pa or outdoor , Home Improvement Projects That Really Pay Off space) with metal energy , Growing Hybrid Grapes tends to be very clean and structured. Some colors , Refining Your Area Rug Choice that are considered to have metal energy , Thinking about building a Log Cabin? are white, , Maximize Your Fireplace Heat-Output To Lower Fuel Bills silver and gold. And in my opinion, some lighter blues, , Maximize Your Fireplace Heat-Output To Lower Fuel Bills when considering plant , All About Gardening blooms, could be grouped with those colors , Advice about the most up-to-date help pertaining to faux woo as well. Metal energy , Choosing the Right Garden Furniture tends to allow for clear and concise thinking and the carrying out and completion of tasks.

On a much smaller scale, when I finish a landscape , Stay Cool and Comfortable While Saving Money design and want to begin the next design, , CollectibleSport.com offers a great selection of collectible sports memorabilia and gift ideas for m I need some of the cleansing effects of metal energy. , Watering Your Orchids I remove every template, pencil, eraser bag and architect's scale from my drafting table and I wipe down the table. I'm left with a stark white , Medicinal Uses Of Geraniums table, and with that I am able to lay down a new piece of vellum and wash the previous design , Container Gardening Indoors and Outdoors from my mind and begin to get involved with the next space I'll design. , Earthworms In The Garden / Earthworm Facts I find that structure and the absence of color , Medicinal Uses Of Geraniums leaves my imagination open to consider new design , Patio Makeovers possibilities.

The very same can be true for a garden , Home Improvement Projects That Really Pay Off space. An organized, mass planting of white , Black Hills Spruce Tulip bulbs , Cable TV and Satellite TV - Which Is Better? can provide a space in your yard , All About Gardening to give you clarity of thought or purpose. Add some yellows and earthy tones to blend a nurturing feeling into that planting. It'll give you the same feeling as you get with an early morning cup of coffee, watching the sun , Fall Prep Work Makes for a Green Spring rise to greet a new day; full of warmth, potential and purpose.

You've heard of the power , Herb And Vegetable Gardens Are Lanscapes Too! tie or the power , Medicinal Uses Of Geraniums dress, right? Take that flame red color , Air Conditioning Maintenance to the blooms in your yard , Why Should You Create A Butterfly Garden? and you may be filled with those same feelings of power , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Dublin Pa. and confidence. Are you more the strong, silent type? Blues , Online Florists - Why The Popularity? and violets can lend a feeling of inner strength and serenity.

I believe the first decision you should make when planning your color , Tulip Care scheme for your yard , Diseases and Orchids is to decide how you want to feel when you're taking in the beauty of that space. Once you have a sense for that, I recommend finding a book or two to help you make your selections. ‘Feng Shui in 10 Simple Lessons' by Janet Butler-Briggs, is a wonderful beginning to learning that approach to using color. , Container Gardening Indoors and Outdoors ‘Color Harmony' by Bride M. Whelan, shows you hundreds of different color , Staying in Tune with the Change of Season combinations with real-life examples of their use, to help you create the perfect space, indoors , Staying in Tune with the Change of Season or out.

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Jeff Pozniak is the administrator for the Ground Trades Xchange, a landscaping , Find Peace And Happiness Through Gardening industry website. He is also a landscape , Thinking about building a Log Cabin? contractor with nearly 20 years experience.

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