Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out

Kids' Container Gardening: Year-Round Projects for Inside and Out — page 9
design stuff When planning a planting one way to design is with a color wheel Color wheels show the full range of colors and how they blend into one another Below are the three color concepts used when planning a garden They are big words but you will easily understand them especially when you see them Each of these will give a planting a different feel Try holding pots of plants next to each other to see how you like them Then plant whatever you like the best as long as the plants have the same needs Pick colors that make you feel good or that you really like whatkids H ere are a few things you don’t usually think about need sunscreen water and bug spray Pretty exciting stuff huh But they can be the difference between a great experience and a horrible one If you are working outside for any amount of time be sure to plan ahead Put on sunscreen bring water to drink and carry bug spray if needed Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it as my mother always says And she’s almost always right Monochromatic This is using all one color like using many different plants that are all white or all have red flowers Analogous This is using colors that are similar or blend into one another like pink lavender and purple Complementary This is using colors on opposite sides of the color wheel so the colors are very different like yellow and purple or green and red 4