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,
Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens "Some are no bigger than your thumbnail, while others are the size of your hand. Some mimic bees and butterflies, while others resemble a lady's slipper. Orchids can be found in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Americas, and have evolved to survive in astonishing places. Orchids truly are the seductive stars of the Garden's tropical plant collections,
As I sit by the window watching the first fat snowflakes fall I find an extreme sense of peace. The snow is so beautiful! Perfect snowflakes in all shapes and sizes blanketing the gardens and keeping my beloved plants safe till spring when it will be time to awaken. Spring is a time of rebirth and new beginnings. Another chance to get it right! A
