color scheme question
Andrea Gideon
of color" yards in the neighborhood looked, I decided to keep my bulbs
to a color theme. My daffodils are white with a peach trumpet and all
my tulips are either white or peach. I have lots of texture going on,
plain ones, doubles, ruffely looking ones, ect, but all peach and/or
white. Now that everything is blooming, it looks kind of boring. Any
suggestions on what to add (fall bulbs) this year that will look good
and not clash?
Andrea
zone7
Marc
Marc
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Andrea Gideon
> New husband.:) My entire yard looks that way and I'm trying to add more.
>
> Marc
>
He is an artist and has very specific ideas about taste.
Andrea
Marc
harmonies much like nature "throws" things together.
Marc
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Vox Humana
Otherwise you may be chasing a moving target. I like a big mix of color.
We get plenty of drab monotone color all winter.
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Kiki Hiott
He says that spring gardens should be a riot of color as winter is so drab.
We need all the color we can get coming out of winter.
Kiki Hiott, Zone 7, OK
Mistress Krista
play on the orange tones in the peach and do some more ranges of
pinky-orange.
I don't mind a riot of colour myself, but in terms of flower colour schemes,
I prefer either warm tones (such as shades of yellow, orange, and red),
punctuated by blue OR a range of purples and pinks, punctuated by white or
yellow.
Monochromatic is okay, but what really makes the colours pop out is the
presence of contrast.
Krista
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Wendy B G
>my tulips are either white or peach.
>Any
>suggestions on what to add (fall bulbs) this year that will look good
>and not clash?
Peach is essentially light pastel orange, a blend of red and yellow with white.
To get the greatest contrast, you would plant them near blue flowers, the
complimentary color to orange.I
I suggest that you plant perennial Vinca minor around the base of your bulbs.
The daffodils and tulips will grow right up through the vinca. The blue flowers
of the vinca bloom at the same time, giving a striking combination. 'Bowles
Variety' has a true blue flower and a non-smothering growth habit.
You can also plant grape hyacinths. These true blue perennials grow from
inexpensive bulbs, and bloom at the same time as the late daffs and early
tulips. Wood hyacinths bloom later, and have a lighter blue flower.
I have a similar color combination in my garden. This is a salmon climbing rose
('America'), next to blue-purple Siberian iris and clematis 'Jackmanii.'
Lovely. This is a June treat.
Other colors that will harmonize with your peach flowers are pastels that blend
red and yellow with white in different proportions, such as salmon, apricot, or
coral. 'Coral Bells' azalea blooms at the same time, and would be a fine
companion. 'Apricot Beauty' tulip would also work well.
I would avoid bright, non-pastel colors, such as red, yellow, or orange. I
think these clash badly with peach. Same with colors that blend blue with red,
such as magenta or purple.
Just my personal taste.
Wendy
Wilmington, DE (Zone 7)
Andrea Gideon
> I would avoid bright, non-pastel colors, such as red, yellow, or orange. I
> think these clash badly with peach. Same with colors that blend blue with red,
> such as magenta or purple.
>
> Just my personal taste.
> Wendy
> Wilmington, DE (Zone 7)
Thanks!
Andrea
Kiki Hiott
I just got received my May issue of The English Garden and there is an article just
for you. The article is Creme Caramels by Mary Abbott on page 48. She calls these
brown flowers, but they range from cream to peach, and look like just what you may
be looking for.
Kiki Hiott, Zone 7, OK
Kiki Hiott
I just got received my May issue of The English Garden and there is an article just
for you. The article is Creme Caramels by Mary Abbott on page 48. She calls these
brown flowers, but they range from cream to peach, and are just what you may be
looking for.
Kiki Hiott, Zone 7, OK
CWilde
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> I would give him a stack of catalogs and tell him to pick what he likes.
> Otherwise you may be chasing a moving target. I like a big mix of color.
> We get plenty of drab monotone color all winter.
>
about gardening, is just like an artist might paint a still life, you can
create a "growing life" with plants. Get him enthused and contributing and
he may become a converted gardener.
Carlotta
gg
pale ones. I'd add maybe some purple, too.
gg
Noni
'Farmer's Almanac' however there was a blurp that may help you decide what
is YOUR favorite....
(I quote) "The Garden Color Book (Chronicle, 2000), by Paul Williams, is an
imaginative little flip book destined to save gardeners endless trips to the
nursery trying to find just the right plant to complement what's already in
the garden. By flipping the pages, home gardeners can plan plant
combinations by color, seeing what goes with what--and what doesn't go.
This cleverly designed book also contains notes on zones, sunlight
requirements, and growing seasons to further assure compatibility."
That's all there was-along with a picture of the book-there was no internet
address or any other info ---:( but you might find it through a book store?
Best of luck.
Noni
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