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Say It With Color - Choose The Right Flowers
By homejack | June 8, 2008
Do you catch yourself admiring the beautiful and color coordinated flower displays at garden centers? Ever wish you might be able to do something like that?
Well, guess what? You can! There is a simple, easy, no-fail way to do-it-yourself. How to do it? Just look at the color wheel and match your choices with the flowers that produce those colors.
What better way to increase home value and enjoyment than with vibrant, beautiflul, colorful plants. Even greater still, this can be done both inside and outside the home.
Red, yellow and blue are PRIMARY COLORS that can’t be mixed or formed by a combination of other colors. However, all other colors are derived from these 3 hues.
Green, orange and purple are SECONDARY COLORS that are the colors formed by mixing the primary colors.
Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green are TERTIARY COLORS. They have a two-word name, such as blue-green, red-violet, and yellow-orange because they are formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color.
One way to create a vibrant color scheme is by selecting colors on opposite sides of the wheel. Complementary colors are any two colors that are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and red-purple and yellow-green.
For instance, you can find several variations of yellow-green in plant leaves and several variations of red-purple in the orchid. These opposing colors create maximum contrast and stability.
Another way to create a color scheme is with Analogous colors. These are any three colors that are side by side on a 12-part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange.
To create a more formal combo, choose hues next to each other from the primary, secondary color palette. For example, choose red, purple and blue, or yellow, orange and red.
Want a more sophisticated option? Use a monochromatic scheme. For example, an entire box of white petunias.
Feeling courageous? Spin the color wheel and get a selection of three random colors to use for your creation.
If you need help, go to the internet search engines, such as Google, and enter color wheel. Then look for flower colors. Also check books at the library and garden centers. Don’t forget to consult with the knowledgeable garden center employee.
The bottom line is – just do it. And have fun – don’t worry about rules. Be creative and try something new.
Topics: Lawn/Garden |