Once fall comes around the air gets crisp and clean and we long for those vibrant colors that fall foliage brings in New England. It's time to carve pumpkins, buy mums and cornstalks, bob for apples, design our Halloween costumes and relish the break from the heat of summer before the winter inevitably buries everything with a blanket of snow. Can't live without
When planning your garden basic design color principles apply both inside and outside. Color schemes can be used in several different ways depending on the mood you wish to create. When talking about color the conversation automatically goes to the basic color wheel. (Color Wheel courtesy of Sessions College) There are primary colors: Red, Blue and Yellow; then the Secondary colors of Violet,
Some plants are attractive all year but really shine in the winter. Of course, you must think beyond just evergreens. Some trees and shrubs have beautiful bark and spectacular winter color like the Red Osier Dogwood 'Baileys Red'. Ornamental grasses provide movement and are luminescent against the snow and go great with evergreen shrubs. Consider Miscanthus or Calamagrostis grass. Create lots of variety! Consider perennials
