A design concept that I use inside my home is to repeat colors to unify spaces. I’m one of those gardeners that plants a lot of “I’ll take one of those & gotta a have one of that” plants as something catches my eye at the garden center, instead of planning ahead and planting bunches of the same colored flowers/shrubs so my borders have a more cohesive look. I decided to apply that same concept to unify my backyard . I do like a more cottage look but at times it can get a little out of control looking! I think that color used with repetition can unify my garden. Since one of my outdoor projects this spring is to paint the picket fence that goes around my vegetable garden, I started implementing this idea with one of the gates and a grape arbor.
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The fence is still going to be white but I’m going to paint the gates blue and distribute this color (various shades of this color) throughout my backyard. I still need to paint the back of this gate, but I put my garden hose wreath on it to see how it looks and I love it. That’s not it’s permanent spot – I think it needs to move down a bit and I may add a ribbon to it. But I think it’s perfect for my newly blue (Cool Water Lake by Behr) garden gate!
I’ve got a lot of weed pulling and rose trimming to do as well. I have to get on a ladder to cut back that red Knockout Rose – it’s huge!
I just picked out some details to paint on this arbor. It has a grapevine growing on it and I might plant some morning glories at the base as well.
I painted this trellis behind the pink Knockout rose last year (it has a white clematis growing on it).
I do have a nice swath of blue here because of this self-seeded Spiderwort.
I think that blue is a pretty color in a garden – it brings the blue of the sky down and is a nice cool contrast with some of the “hot” colors of the flowers I have planted.
Now I just have to spread it around! 🙂
Oh Manuela – Love the touches of that beautiful blue around your yard. It really makes any of those plants that are blue pop, doesn’t it? Pretty, pretty color.
Judy
I love that color of blue, especially the way it looks in the garden.
I need to get out in my herb garden with what remains of today, working just a little at a time to do away with last year’s growth. Hopefully the cool weather plants can be planted Saturday. That’s late even for us for cool weather planting but it has been a COLD spring. Hoping it doesn’t get hot overnight as it has been known to do in the past.
I love seeing pictures of your garden for ideas to steal (I mean borrow). 😉
That is the perfect color for your garden. It looks great!
I love the color in the garden! I have that same blue plant, didn’t remember that it was spiderwort! I love the color of it.
Gardening is a lot of fun and offers real creativity!
You are so creative in your garden! I love your blue gate. That shade of blue is one of my favorite colors.
I love the pretty blue you painted the garden gate and trellis. Your garden looks beautiful already. I have used a golden yellow as a common colour (the shed door) for things in the garden but I sure like the aqua you have used. Maybe I’ll change things this year. Enjoy your garden!
I like the blue in your garden. The garden hose wreath is very clever and pretty.
Love your garden – so pretty. The hose wreath on the blue is perfect. I did not know knock out roses grew that tall – I need to tell daughter as she just planted some.
It is a pretty blue, Manuela! I think it will be a nice color to have throughout your gardens.
Magazine worthy! LOVE IT! Enjoy your day dear friend, BIG HUGS!
I love the blue, I have a tuteur in the garden that needs painting and I need to paint and I have been toying with the idea of painting it blue. I have seen that color used in other gardens and always love it! I am just like you, I want one of every flower I see. :>)