Colour in the Garden

There are many plant and leaf details, and photographers just cannot resist taking close up shots of these. Often these will show a more artistic composition than the regulation garden border photos can. Here the elements of light, pattern and colour can feature, without needing to know what the plant actually is.

Colours in the garden can be very subjective, and books claim that men and women see colours very differently. Traditionally garden colours have been fully analysed, and to some gardeners colour wheels are as important as spades and compost.

Cherry Dahlias...
Mon 7th Nov 2005
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The most vibrant pink and red colours will always be found in dahlia flowers. I am always extremely grateful for these strong splashes of autumn flower colour.

Pink Rhododendron Leaves...
Fri 14th Oct 2005
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This big, pink, and extremely beautiful rhododendron by Middle Garden's path surprises me each spring with its varying shades.

Buddleia in Flower...
Wed 12th Dec 2001
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Buddleia are easy shrubs and provide great mid summer colour.

Canna Tropicana...
Sat 10th Nov 2001
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Incredible colour detail with the sun shining through the canna leaf

David and Goliath...
Thu 8th Nov 2001
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Look at the contrast in size and scale between these pot mates.

Blue and Pink...
Wed 26th Sep 2001
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Hydrangeas are wonderful for the colour changes that occur in Autumn, even on the same bush.

More Green...
Tue 25th Sep 2001
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Intricate veins on an unknown green leaf

Daisy...
Fri 21st Sep 2001
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The simplest designs are often the most effective, as this white daisy shows.

Silver Cinneraria...
Wed 12th Sep 2001
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A close up detail of the lacy looking silver cinneraria, which I grow as a perennial.

Lilac Cosmos...
Mon 10th Sep 2001
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Cosmos is one of the easiest annuals to grow, and one which never disappoints.

Blue Agastache...
Mon 10th Sep 2001
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These annuals are invaluable for their spires of blue colour in mid summer. They smell of aniseed.

Green...
Sun 27th May 2001
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Intersecting lines in a shiny green leaf

Achillea...
Sat 26th May 2001
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Beautiful orange ochre shades and a tidy growth habit make Achillea Feuerland one of the best.

Viburnum ...
Sun 20th May 2001
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This is the distinctive veined leaf of the shrubby tree Viburnum rhytidophyllum.

Echinops Ritro...
Tue 15th May 2001
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They may look like thistles, but there perennials are no weeds.

Unknown Sedum...
Mon 7th May 2001
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This sedum lives in a pot on the patio steps.

Assorted Succulents...
Mon 7th May 2001
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These are a group of succulents which I grow in pots on the house patio.

Pink and Magenta...
Mon 7th May 2001
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Tones of pink and magenta glow in this close up photograph of a dahlia flower.