Do maroon, blue, green and silver go together in the garden??
I find myself continually drawn to these colors but do they go together in the garden?? Maroon, blue/teal, green, and silver...
We live in the East Bay Area, CA, 1 mile from the shore (zone 10a) and these are the low-water plants I'm currently thinking about using to landscape our backyard. From a design perspective, is there anything that doesn't fit? Any colors/textures I'm missing?? Do I need more neutral/greens?
Maroon - Cotinus Coggygria Winecraft Black (a dwarf varietal), Design a Line Cordyline, Heuechera Melting Fire (only in shaded borders)
Blue - Blue Oat Grass, Festuca Glauca 'Beyond Blue', Senecio Mandraliscae
Teal/Green - Dianella Clarity Blue, Lomandra Platinum Beauty, Leucadendron Winter Red (a dwarf variety; green with purple/red tips), Echeveria Elegans
Silver - Dusty Miller, Silverlace Tansy
+ Specimen plants: Agave Blue Glow, various succulents
Our recently painted house/backyard shed colors:
We have 2 border plots on the right, 1 small circular plot on the left and 1 LARGE plot in the middle which I feel is so awkward (and changing the hardscaping and turf isn't in the budget right now). How do I arrange the plants in the central plot so they don't look polka dotty???
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elisabethmeikle
4 years agoThank you J Williams! Great idea - I was thinking of adding Nandina 'Lemon Lime' or Calandrinia which I'll reconsider :) and I'm not sure if dusty miller can be grown as a perennial here, I'll find out :)
elisabethmeikle
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4 years agoIf anyone has any recommended resources or tips on how to arrange the plants in the large center plot I am all ears! I already tried once but am not happy with how it turned out. I was reading it's not good to dot them all around, instead to try and group them together? Going to switch out a few of the plants and rearrange them once the rainy season starts. Thinking I'll put a row of the 4 ft h/w lomandra grass in the back, then the cotinus coggygria in front as a focal point, with groups of the other plants to the sides and in front.. I'm such a novice so appreciate any suggestions! Thank you! (the upper terrace has 3 espalier apple trees and we'll build veg beds in front of them eventually)
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