Color Design Schemes for the Garden

Gardengates | Mar 13, 2011 |

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Make your garden pop by using the power of color.

There are many ways to punch up the different effects of design in your garden. Color is one of the most powerful tools you can use. You can create an exterior color design scheme with coatings and textures painted on surfaces, use colorful décor or you can paint your garden with colorful plants.

To perk up your landscape consider using painted or patterned furniture, fencing, fabric for pillows or outdoor drapes, or by painting accent shades on the outside of doors, gates or wood trim. Add glowing hues with lamps or colored glass work. Or consider creating color schemes with plant flowers or colored foliage.

Use color-coordinated plants in design schemes. You can create a soft, gentle feel by designing with soft pastel flowers. Paint a high energy effect to your garden with warm shades. Reds, oranges and yellows will burn fiery warmth into your landscape. The cooler colors of pinks, purples and blues create a calming atmosphere in a garden. Put together reds, pinks and whites to layout your plants in a colorfully romantic scheme. Or plant your garden with all-one tone. A white-flowered garden speckled with variegated green and white foliage will glow out of the shade. Or using a monochrome choice of different flowers all in the same hue can outline a garden creating a formal effect. Look to darker shades in paint, décor, flowers or leaves to create mystery. You can even design a shadow garden of all dark foliage plants contrasted up against a light colored wall.

Color design schemes can define the feel of your landscape. Don’t just plunk down whatever plants or decor you like into your garden. Use those plants and structures to set the mood of your landscape.