1. Using Color in the Landscape BDHS 2014

2. Color can be used for…  Excitement…  Accent  Blending landscape to house exterior  Create a mood  Attract animals  Balance bed and landscape design  Provide variety through the seasons

3.  While it’s the most fun thing to work with in the landscape, like a spice in cooking, too much can spoil the design.  A lot of color is not a substitute for good design. Thinking through what you want to do.

4.  At a boring time of year for the crepe myrtle, the tulips provide interest and focus for this restaurant.

5. Color Wheel  The color wheel is divided into three categories: primary, secondary, and tertiary.  The three primary colors are red, yellow and blue. Color inside triangle in with yellow being on top, blue to the left and red to the right.  These colors are considered to be foundation colors because they are used to create all other colors.

6. Color Wheel –Secondary colors  By combining two of the primary colors, three secondary colors are formed. They are orange, green and violet.

7. Cool and Warm Colors  Colors are also divided into cool and warm categories. Warm colors are red, orange and yellow. The cool colors are green, blue and violet.

8. Tertiary colors – the outside ring  The six tertiary colors are made by combining a primary and an adjacent secondary color. These colors are red-orange, red-violet, yellow-green, yellow-orange, blue-green and blue-violet.

9. Color Wheel

10. Color Schemes  Monochromatic - This color scheme uses a single hue. (example: red and its varying tints and shades)  Analogous - This scheme uses adjacent hues. (example: red, red-orange, and red-violet )

11. Complementary Colors  If two hues are opposite each other on the color wheel they are considered to be complementary colors.  When used together in a design they make each other seem brighter and more intense. (example: red and green)

12. They are..  Green + red  Yellow + purple  Orange + blue  Blue violet + orange-yellow  Blue green + red orange  Yellow green + violet red

13. Triadic  This scheme also uses three colors. They are evenly spaced from each other. (example: red, yellow, and blue)

14. How to use them.. Create a mood  To create excitement – use warm colors of reds, oranges and yellows.  To create a relaxing environment – use cool colors or blues, greens and purples.

16. Perception  http://video.about.com/landscaping/Make -a-Garden-Look-Bigger.htm http://video.about.com/landscaping/Make -a-Garden-Look-Bigger.htm  Use reds up front to make them appear closer. They come forward so can help to scale down the whole landscape.  Warm colors are also attention grabbers  Use fading shades of blues/purples to make garden appear bigger when designing a small space.

17. Use to create unity  Stay within the group – warm or cool- to unify one planting bed or throughout the yard. OR  If you want to contrast, that can be your unifying theme.

18. What about white flowers?  Transitions between stronger hues.  Soften the effects our a loud color scheme  Or use as a monochromatic scheme.

19. Red flowers

20. Yellow flowers

21. Blue flowers

22. Orange and Purple flowers

23. White and “Black” flowers

24.  Thanks to About.com and  University of Mississippi