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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSize<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIf\nyou\u2019ve got a tiny little porch, don\u2019t flank your home\u2019s entryway with massive\nflower pot sentinels. That will only emphasize how small your porch is.\nSimilarly, if your front yard is the size of a pocket handkerchief, perhaps\nbursts of color from small petaled trailing plants like lobelia are a better\nidea than a hibiscus bush. Save the big, showy flowers for those you can train\nto grow on a trellis against the house, like a clematis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If,\non the other hand, you\u2019ve got a huge front yard, you may want to create\ninterest by designing winding pathways that delineate different kinds of\ngardens: flower from herb, annual from perennial, rose garden from mixed\nflowers, Zen garden from rock garden. Also, you\u2019ll want to scale up the size of\nyour plants as well. If you\u2019re working with a big space, you can invest in\nplants like hostas and hydrangeas, which will grow and grow and grow until you\ncut them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try\nto scale the size of your plantings to the size of your home. If tiny and\nperfect works for your house, it\u2019ll work for your garden too. Make sure, if you\nhave a small home on a small lot, that you keep both evergreen and deciduous\ntrees trimmed. Letting them get too tall isn\u2019t just an aesthetic faux pas, it\ncan be dangerous, given the severity of many storm events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nColor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nRepeating\nyour home\u2019s paint colors in your garden\u2019s foliage or flowers is one way to link\ninterior and exterior. Think of the house color as the flower painting\u2019s\nbackdrop. You can echo your home\u2019s color scheme, or you can choose contrasting\ncolors to make your garden pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\neasiest house colors to integrate with foliage are, of course, greens and\nbrowns. But you can use your garden flowers to both amplify and contrast with\nyour home\u2019s exterior wall color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White\nhas a commanding presence in a garden, and some landscape gardeners think it\nshould be used with care, to create a focal point or unite a space. Trim and\nroof colors should be repeated throughout a garden, with white or off-white\nplantings as accents or unifying elements with any house that has white or\ncream in its paint scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStyle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe\nwarm texture of a red brick house with gingerbread trim and deep overhangs\ncalls for one kind of garden and a specific range of plants, while the neutral\nconcrete and glass angles of a modern, custom-built home would look silly\nadorned with petunias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If\nyou\u2019ve bought a heritage home, honor its stature with traditional and vintage\ngarden designs. Make use of arbors and hanging baskets on the porch. Flank a\ncolonial style home\u2019s front door with large planters bursting with trailing\nflowers. Create a rose or hydrangea or French herb garden. Build a latticework\ngazebo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landscape\narchitects suggest using foliage as building blocks with modern design, and\nsome of the best examples of this are of rectangular planters filled with wild\nand spikey decorative grasses. The abundance, movement, and deep true colors of\nthe grasses provide contrast to the neutral color scheme. They also supply\ntexture, movement, and a wildness that works well with a very precise and\nsometimes coldly confrontational architectural style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern\narchitecture lends itself very well to xeriscaping, and once a xeriscape lawn\nhas been designed and planted, it matches the spirit of modern architecture:\nclean lines, low maintenance, and a lack of ornamentation. Vertical gardens and\ngreen walls work very well with modern architecture too, providing a shot of\ncolor and free form design, adding a bit of warmth and interest to hard edges.\n\nPlanning, planting,\nnurturing, and appreciating your garden should be a voyage of exploration and\ndiscovery, something you perfect over the course of years. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new colors, plants, and\naccessories<\/a> to see what works and what doesn\u2019t. Most importantly, don\u2019t forget that\ngardening can be a year-long passion. After all, the important work gets done\nin winter: planning, poring over seed catalogues, and researching patio stones,\nwater treatments, wind chimes, and lawn furniture.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nColor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nRepeating\nyour home\u2019s paint colors in your garden\u2019s foliage or flowers is one way to link\ninterior and exterior. Think of the house color as the flower painting\u2019s\nbackdrop. You can echo your home\u2019s color scheme, or you can choose contrasting\ncolors to make your garden pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\neasiest house colors to integrate with foliage are, of course, greens and\nbrowns. But you can use your garden flowers to both amplify and contrast with\nyour home\u2019s exterior wall color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White\nhas a commanding presence in a garden, and some landscape gardeners think it\nshould be used with care, to create a focal point or unite a space. Trim and\nroof colors should be repeated throughout a garden, with white or off-white\nplantings as accents or unifying elements with any house that has white or\ncream in its paint scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStyle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe\nwarm texture of a red brick house with gingerbread trim and deep overhangs\ncalls for one kind of garden and a specific range of plants, while the neutral\nconcrete and glass angles of a modern, custom-built home would look silly\nadorned with petunias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If\nyou\u2019ve bought a heritage home, honor its stature with traditional and vintage\ngarden designs. Make use of arbors and hanging baskets on the porch. Flank a\ncolonial style home\u2019s front door with large planters bursting with trailing\nflowers. Create a rose or hydrangea or French herb garden. Build a latticework\ngazebo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Landscape\narchitects suggest using foliage as building blocks with modern design, and\nsome of the best examples of this are of rectangular planters filled with wild\nand spikey decorative grasses. The abundance, movement, and deep true colors of\nthe grasses provide contrast to the neutral color scheme. They also supply\ntexture, movement, and a wildness that works well with a very precise and\nsometimes coldly confrontational architectural style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern\narchitecture lends itself very well to xeriscaping, and once a xeriscape lawn\nhas been designed and planted, it matches the spirit of modern architecture:\nclean lines, low maintenance, and a lack of ornamentation. Vertical gardens and\ngreen walls work very well with modern architecture too, providing a shot of\ncolor and free form design, adding a bit of warmth and interest to hard edges.\n\nPlanning, planting,\nnurturing, and appreciating your garden should be a voyage of exploration and\ndiscovery, something you perfect over the course of years. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new colors, plants, and\naccessories<\/a> to see what works and what doesn\u2019t. Most importantly, don\u2019t forget that\ngardening can be a year-long passion. After all, the important work gets done\nin winter: planning, poring over seed catalogues, and researching patio stones,\nwater treatments, wind chimes, and lawn furniture.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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