Part 6 Creating character with colour
From football teams to political allegiances to corporate branding, colour is a speedy way of expressing an idea, theme or affiliation. It's also a way of expressing ourselves in our attire, homes and, of course, gardens. And certain colours convey different vibes or spirits. Group rich, saturated jewel-tones together with over-size leaves and you've created a tropical feel. Pair silver foliage with pale pink, yellow and blue flowers, and you'll have a sense of the Mediterranean.
How you choose, place and repeat flower and foliage colour through your garden will absolutely define its style, feeling and ambience. Discover how to do this and set a theme on your plot with my guide to garden colour style.
Set the mood
Creating a theme or style in your garden is not entirely determined by colour, but it can do much of the heavy lifting for you. A colour palette that repeats across your plot will set its mood, atmosphere and sense of place. With the right combination of tones, you can turn your garden into a space that feels Mediterranean, tropical, cottagey, or whatever style you choose to create, depending on your tastes.
Cottagey colours
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We love June
We're cruising towards midsummer: this is a month full of love and abundance. Wherever you look there will be something in your garden that lifts the spirits and makes you glad to be alive. We have colour to cheer us, we have leaves that still have the bounce and freshness of small puppies, we have the first berries fattening up, there are birds frantically parenting very demanding broods of chicks, the bees are all over the place, it's prime barbecue and picnic season, and we have lawns as lush and green as billiard tables. What a month to fall in love.
Your wildlife month
The female will usually lay one clutch of up to eight eggs
An edible garden in pots
Join Lucy Bellamy in creating an edible container garden for all seasons, as she harvests what's ripe now and starts later-season crops
Garden craft with kids
Fill the summer holidays with fun nature makes for kids, including botanical printed t-shirts, seed sowing in upcycled food containers and a hanging home for beneficial insects. Jaime Johnson and family show you how
Secrets of a COLOURFUL GARDEN
Using a colour theme is an easy way to give any garden a strong, unified character - Nick Bailey shows you how
Indoor plants, outdoor treats
Break the rules and give your house plants a summer holiday, with Michael Perry's mixed pot display ideas
YOUR PRUNING MONTH
The first few weeks of summer are a good time to get spring-flowering plants in shape. Follow Frances' guide for best results
Gardening for wellbeing
As the pressures of modern living bear down, our outside spaces can provide soothing respite for our minds and bodies, says Arit Anderson
Your greenhouse guide to A fruitful summer
Get the best from your greenhouse fruit and vegetable crops this summer, with these tried and trusted growing tips from Adam Frost
Stars of the show
Agapanthus is the perfect midsummer plant, flowering with spectacular blooms from June onwards and, as Monty explains, it loves to grow in a pot
