Purple & Green Garden
19th Jun. '08 · Category: Home & Garden · Tags: color scheme, garden-design, green, purple
Authored by Kate Smith
I could sit for hours inside the US Botanical Garden and just inhale the beauty and magnificence nature affords us. Last weekend I headed over but before I even made my way inside the landscaping at the entrance stopped me in my tracks. It was so simple yet captivating.
The entire garden was brimming with flowers and foliage in green and purple. The greens ranged from a dark, muted green gray to a vibrant yellow green. The purples were in the range from clear true purple to those hues that bordered on burgundy.
The garden towers were painted in the most vivid hues of this analogous scheme.
The boldly colored towers and splashes of the bright purple and lime green foliage added interest and a bit of whimsy.
If asked to describe in one word what I loved about this garden it would be ‘Simplicity!’
By massing fewer varieties of plants in larger areas it was easy to see the area as a unified space.
The repetition of plants and the common thread of color created a harmonious design.
By the time I was walking up Capital Hill I was already mentally planning my own version and having second thoughts about my plan to trade my yard for a no maintenance condo on the water.
I quickly came to my senses however and simply made a mental note to make sure the condo is a short walk to an equally beautiful garden that someone else takes care of.
