Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Design Lessons from a Minnesota Shade Garden - Part 3

Add Subtle Touches
'June' hosta is favored for its lovely blue foliage variegated with lime-green. The silvery-blue shade mixes wonderfully with lungwort, which offers a similar leaf shape. The color repeats in Japanese painted fern, which supplies a different texture.




Decorate with Containers

Several containers provide brilliant splashes of color in her shade garden. This one features 'Trailing Burgundy' coleus, 'China Curl' rex begonia, and the fine texture of artillery plant.
 

Mix and Match

A grouping of pots is always a sure design bet; Jane mixed sizes and shapes but kept a blue color theme. A set of globes adds artistic interest.



Grow a Variety of the Same Plant

Jane has a delightful view from her deck thanks to a wonderful collection of colorful hostas. While some gardeners think hostas are boring, you can create brilliant plantings like this by pairing varieties with different leaf colors, sizes, and variegation patterns.







 


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