Add Colour to a Garden

Creating colour in your garden is more than simply planting a lot of flowers in a clump in one corner. There are some easy steps to follow that will ensure you have a fabulous show of colour throughout your garden. This article discusses how.

1. Increase the number of plants of one colour. Colour impact will increase if you focus on one colour rather than attempting to have too many colours. Look for varying shades on the same colour theme and increase the amount of plants in these shades.
2. Research the plants before planting. If you know how large a plant will grow, you can get the planting distances as accurate as possible. Avoiding gaps is a key part of increasing the colour in a garden and reducing darkened or shaded spaces.
3. Select colour to reflect garden size. Smaller gardens look amazing with a preponderance of a single, monochromatic colour theme. For example, all purples (use lavender, violas, violets etc.) can give a sense of royal elegance, whilst all white can create a sense of freshness, purity and clean calm. For larger gardens, place different colour themes in different parts of the garden, such as corners, pathways, along the porch etc.
4. Use online garden sites, gardening books borrowed from the library and mail order catalogues to choose your flower and plant colours. A visit to a local Botanic Gardens or a greenhouse in your local region can offer you numerous other ideas as well.