Colours in your garden
There are number of ways to add colour to your garden. The plants that you choose play an important role, but the right paving can give you colour year round. How can you combine clay pavers with your planting plan?
Planting plan
A colourful garden starts with a planting plan, and it helps you to decide which colours will be the overtones. In addition, a good planting plan ensures that there is something to enjoy year-round. The first bloomers are the crocuses and daffodils, followed quickly by flowering shrubs. Perennials bloom from spring until well into the autumn. And then in autumn, it’s the turn of the leaves. Japanese maple and currant trees give beautiful autumn hues. There are even some plants and bushes that bloom in the winter, such as the hellebore and winter jasmine. You could opt for a different principal colour for every season, but you can choose to have the same colours on show all year.
Colour sensations or an understated palette
Colours affect how we feel. Research shows that warmer colours like red and orange have a stimulating effect. Cooler colours like blue and green are more calming. The same is also true of pastel tints like pink and soft yellow. So the colours that you choose really matter. Decide beforehandwhat atmosphere you want your garden to have and adjust the planting plan accordingly. Perhaps you want something restful, in which case one main colour is enough. If you want to create a feast for the senses, an exuberant mixture of colours is best.
Tips for colour combinations in the garden
- Harmonious colour combinations: blue/purple, red/orange, orange/yellow, white/pink, etc.
- Contrasting colour combinations: purple/yellow, orange/blue, or green/red.
- Opting for one main colour? There are various plants and shrubs available to create variation within a single colour group.
- White adds a sense of calm to your colour scheme, and can provide a nice transition between colours.
- Other nice mixtures are blue/purple/pink, purple/yellow/brown, purple/pink/red, blue/orange, blue/pink, and blue/red.
Combine with paving
The natural hues of clay pavers can be beautifully combined with your plants. Opting for one main colour for your plants? Then go for a paver that supports your choice of colour. The range from Vandersanden includes warm reds as well as pavers with a cooler blue hint. If your planting plan is bright and colourful, you should choose a paver in one calm colour. Colourful decorative paving stands out better next to a more understated border.
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