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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I have a bird of paridise plant. What can I do to make it bloom? It has about 6 plants in a lg 14 inch pot. I try to keep it moist by watering often and have put super bloom on it, but so far it has not worked. I gets good inderect light 1/2 day and bright sun in the evening. what am I doing wrong or is there something else I could do? I would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you jimmie