Flower Beds Nursery Landscaping Guide
White Flowers Add Colour To The Home And Garden
By Suzzie T Franklin
White flowers around the home and garden give a lovely contrast
to the rest of the flowers. When white flowers are placed in a
pot they can disappear into the background of white walls. This
is why one should either change the colour of the walls, or get
different colour flowers to add contrast and make the flowers
more visible.
We all have our own taste regarding what we want to surround
ourselves with. My husband and I have mixed traditional furniture
along with a few antiques. We decided to incorporate antiques
into our home because it is over a hundred years old. We have
used soft colors on the walls in the various rooms of our home.
We both work in offices that have all white walls so we decided
to use color on the walls at home. My girlfriend and her husband
have very modern tastes. They have their living room and guest
bath room done in black and white. She wants to create a similar
effect in their yard.
Black Pots With White flowers
She bought black pots and was going to fill them with white flowers.
She knows that I like to garden so she asked me to visit the nursery
with her to help pick out the white flowers.
I personally thought this sounded like a boring idea. Their home
is white with black trim. The white flowers would blend into the
background of the house and would not be noticeable.
Long Lasting Annuals
My friend insisted that this is what she wanted. We picked out
several long lasting annuals that do well in containers.
She bought petunias, salvias, star flowers, geraniums and begonias.
The white flowers were pretty, but I felt they needed color. I
did talk her into buying some greens to plant in the pots with
the white flowers.
We brought the flowers to her house and I helped her transplant
the small plants into the containers. This was in the spring of
the year. We live about eighty miles apart so we do not get to
each other’s home very often. We usually meet mid way between
our homes when we get together.
I asked her often how the planters were coming along. Her answer
was always that they were growing. In mid July I stopped to see
my friend at her house. I could not believe it when I walked up
to her door step.
Added Red For Contrast
The white flowers were beautiful and were growing very well.
In the middle of each pot the white geraniums were replaced with
a vibrant red one. The combination was great.
My friend had an additional surprise for me in the house. She
had bought red accent pillows for the living room as well as some
red glass pieces.
Red Towels And Rugs
In the bathroom she decorated with red towels and rugs. In contrast
to the white tiles, the white bathtub and the white spa. All the
taps and hoses were also red. The splash of color made the rooms
appear warmer and more welcoming.
My friend said that the white flowers helped her make the decision
to add some color. The flowers were beautiful, but no one noticed
them because they blended in to their background.
Red And White Flowers In The Garden Areas
The red color caught people’s attention, and then the entire
pot was admired. There were more red and white flowers put around
outside the house and in the garden areas.
There is a new beautiful vegetable garden with tomatoes, peppers,
cucumbers and cabbages. They made a review of their options and
included a number of fruit trees, including apple and pear trees.
They like to eat their own produce and do not use any chemicals
to kill insect pests.
If there are any annoying infestations, they contact the local
organic nursery and are advised of procedures to repel the infestations
naturally, without chemicals.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on flowers, gardening and landscaping including
Plastic Flower Pot,
Bamboo Plants,
Zen Garden,
Wire Topiary Frames,
Planting Guide,
Flower Seeds,
Gardening Vegetable,
The Japanese Garden,
Bonsai Trees.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
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