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Color
Combining -
Combining
and contrasting color combos
Are you a pastel
person, a lover of bright cheerful colors, or do you prefer deep
jewel tones? Your container can go any way - it depends on your
personal style.
A monochromatic
color scheme uses plants that all flower in the same basic color.
All whites, all reds - just make sure that the reds are related
- no purpley reds fighting with orangey reds.
Contrasting
colors are those opposite each other on the color wheel:
- red-green
- blue-orange
- violet-yellow
They tend create
a vibrant, almost vibrating container. You can use pale or deep
shades of these, or a combination (deep blue and pale melon orange)
which will also work well together.
Complementary
colors, the ones next to each other on the color wheel also work
well:
- green-blue
- blue-violet
- violet-red
- red-orange
- orange-yellow
- yellow-green
A good tip here
is to use a pale shade of one with a deep version of the other.
When in doubt,
add white flowers, or plants with silver foliage. These can make
the most clashing combinations appear to work. So face it, you can't
really mess up, so, enjoy! Oh, and remember, leaves also have color
- green (surprise!), purple, silver, bronze, and even blue.
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