Outdoor Color Beyond Flowers

Bringing colorful designs to the indoor and outdoor landscape usually “requires” a mix of flowers and tropical foliage. To create colorful designs with only foliage think out of the box, think odd and keep these few color tips in mind.

Here’s a few color design tips you can use in the backyard landscape, in container gardens indoors with houseplants or outdoors… remember these are tips not rules!

First, odd numbers of plants in the same color range and massed create a show-stopping effect.

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