Wildflowers give great design lessons: color, planting design, ecology, light… Color Colors change throughout the day, shifting from warmer to cooler. They mix: sometimes complimentary (yellow-blue, violet-orange), sometimes analogous (shades of blue, pink or yellow). Planting design These plants often grow intermingled, where they support, shade or even nourish each other. Sometimes there are broadContinue reading “Design lessons from wildflowers”
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Water conserving color
The manzanita that was supposed to grow, twist and soar over the deck is long gone. After a long period of mourning, we removed its corpse and installed water conserving color plants. Hummingbirds love two of them, flying close as we dine on the deck.
Using irises in the garden
Our last post was about enjoying your irises; this article is about how to use them to best effect in your landscape design. Pacific Coast irises can be a bit fussy if they’re not in their preferred coastal climate, depending on which species were used to breed them. Some species come from the foothills, andContinue reading “Using irises in the garden”