Colours can be used as garden features in their own right - edging a path with the blue and grey of catmint (Nepeta) or a rose border with the yellow-green of Alchemilla moths (lady's mantle) are good examples.
Hot summer days can be cooled down by the white flowers of Philadelph us and the blues of delphiniums. The pinks of camellias in spring hint at the warm days of summer to come, while the bold flame reds, yellows and oranges of the autumn foliage of Acer and Cotinus can furnish us with memories of warm colours to carry us through winter to what seems a far-off spring. Yellow, gold and white plants can be used as focal points to create vistas that add the illusion of space and distance, and these include the winter stems of birch (Betula) or the golden foliage of the cut-leaved elder (Sambucus racemosa `Plumosa Sitwell"). Such plants can also he used brighten up a dull, uninteresting or dark corner by reflecting what little winter light there is available.
The ultimate size and shape of all mature plants can be predicted with sonic. accuracy. These dimensions may be reached within one or two years, as with perennials such as Acanthus spinosus (bear's breeches), or it may be many years or even generations before a plant reach- * es its maximum height and spread. The beautiful blue cedar, Cedrus libani ssp. atlantica 'Clauca Pendula', for example, will take generations to achieve its full height and spread, but it will need the space in which it can grow and develop.
Dark green foliage can be used to show off paler colours, and the foliage of Ostnanthus `Burkwoodii' is ideal for the task, with the added bonus that there are scented white spring flowers. Warmth can be introduced by planting pink tulips, while pink roses of any type have the same effect on the dullest of summer days.
Not only do planting schemes that positively encourage insects play their part in the wildlife, but they also encourage a natural ecosystem to develop in our gardens. To enjoy colour and scent in the garden, it is first necessary actually to grow the appropriate plants.
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.
Hot summer days can be cooled down by the white flowers of Philadelph us and the blues of delphiniums. The pinks of camellias in spring hint at the warm days of summer to come, while the bold flame reds, yellows and oranges of the autumn foliage of Acer and Cotinus can furnish us with memories of warm colours to carry us through winter to what seems a far-off spring. Yellow, gold and white plants can be used as focal points to create vistas that add the illusion of space and distance, and these include the winter stems of birch (Betula) or the golden foliage of the cut-leaved elder (Sambucus racemosa `Plumosa Sitwell"). Such plants can also he used brighten up a dull, uninteresting or dark corner by reflecting what little winter light there is available.
The ultimate size and shape of all mature plants can be predicted with sonic. accuracy. These dimensions may be reached within one or two years, as with perennials such as Acanthus spinosus (bear's breeches), or it may be many years or even generations before a plant reach- * es its maximum height and spread. The beautiful blue cedar, Cedrus libani ssp. atlantica 'Clauca Pendula', for example, will take generations to achieve its full height and spread, but it will need the space in which it can grow and develop.
Dark green foliage can be used to show off paler colours, and the foliage of Ostnanthus `Burkwoodii' is ideal for the task, with the added bonus that there are scented white spring flowers. Warmth can be introduced by planting pink tulips, while pink roses of any type have the same effect on the dullest of summer days.
Not only do planting schemes that positively encourage insects play their part in the wildlife, but they also encourage a natural ecosystem to develop in our gardens. To enjoy colour and scent in the garden, it is first necessary actually to grow the appropriate plants.
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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