Seasonal Color Repetition Is Key

Create visual cohesiveness by sticking to a few strategic hues

1 . Purple starts the colour show offIn natural spring / early summertime , Spanish lavender ( Lavandulastoechas , Zones 7–11),tall verbena(Verbena bonariensis , Zones 7–11 ) , and blazing star ( Liatrisspicata , Zones 3–9 ) shine . These long - blooming perennials begin flowering fairly betimes on and continue their show up until the temperature cool .

2 . special K - yellow is used as the transitional hueMost of the ornamental grasses andSiberian iris(Iris sibirica , Zones 3–8 ) start out a vivacious unripened in spring and summertime before their strappy blades change to a dramatic yellow in autumn .

It ’s gentle to say , “ take over the same color throughout your garden to keep thing visually unified . ” The rationale is simple , but accomplish it throughout every season comes with challenges . This garden blueprint overlook the Strait of Juan de Fuca in thePacific Northwestaccomplishes colour continuity in nearly every season through careful industrial plant choice and strategical spacing of the featured colors at wide-ranging layers within the layer . Garden designerSharon Nyenhuisselected two cardinal colors — one in springiness / early summer ( purple ) and one in late summer / fall ( blush)—and made certain a few plants with those colors were placed at the front , middle , and rearward of the border . To further enhance the seasonal semblance persistence , she disperse a series of cosmetic pasturage and Siberian iris throughout the bed , which share a interchangeable texture and propensity to fade from bright green to bright lily-livered as temperature cool . lamentably , this landscape no longer exists : It was build on a fragile four flush that eventually fell away , taking the gorgeous garden with it .

3 . Blush eclipse in the final days of the seasonFall is sleep together for reds and oranges , so the soft pink of glossy abelia ( Abelia×grandiflora , Zones 5–9 ) is unexpected ( pic ) . Its blooms also absolutely echo the fall color of the ‘ Autumn Joy ’ sedum ( Sedum‘Autumn Joy ’ , Zones 3–9 ) .

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