Certain color combinations in the garden are traditional with good reason -- they look great, says show host Kim Haworth. That's because they're based on the traditional wisdom of either pairing flowers with colors from opposite sides of the color wheel, or pairing those with the same color values. Haworth described three fail-safe color combinations: - Use blue in the background of a garden or border, to add the illusion of depth, and pair it with yellow so the blues pop out.
- When you use pinks, roses, and purples in the background of a shady area, add something bright like white to bring out the more delicate colors (figure A).
- Bright reds still aren't bright enough, so use contrasting orange or yellow to make all the colors stand out (figure B).
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