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Purple & Green Garden

19th Jun. '08 · Category: Home & Garden · Tags: , , ,

Authored by Kate Smith

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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.

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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.

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The garden towers were painted in the most vivid hues of this analogous scheme.

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The boldly colored towers and splashes of the bright purple and lime green foliage added interest and a bit of whimsy.

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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.

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The repetition of plants and the common thread of color created a harmonious design.

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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.   SensationalColor.com

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