Planting a Cool Garden
July 15th, 2010 | Posted in Landscape Design by Anne Brewer
In the most recent Simply Gardens newsletter, Coffee On the Patio, I wrote about ways to stay cool in the garden. I want to expound on one of the ideas-planting from the cooler palette of colors. Except for my butterfly garden I keep the color scheme in my yard to blue, green, and white. I use blue and white hydrangeas and agapanthus extensively in my yard along with white caladiums. Melding the two colors against the serenity of the green foliage truly presents a cooler atmosphere. Try adding water to the landscape and the temperature in your yard will drop 15 degrees! Enjoy the photos from my garden and watch the Southern Living video Create a Cool Garden for more ideas using these colors in the garden.
Hydrangeas by the bird bath
Caladiums 'Candidum"
ferns
Hydrangeas
Agapanthus
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What kind of ferns are those??? are they easy to maintain????
do you think agapanthus can grow up in Birmingham??
What a great idea! I need to do this, especially with this Memphis heat! Based off of your recommendation, I did plant the white Caladiums and have really enjoyed them! The pop of white against my green looks great!
The “Cool Garden” is just what I need in this heat ~~~ I love the Greens and Blues ~~Thank you for the wonderful post and ideas !