When designing your garden consider the impact of color. Bright flowers makes a space feel more intimate and should be planted in larger gardens. (RUSTY COSTANZA) This is an excellent time to plant ...

2026 will focus on finding your serenity, and if you want to make your garden as calming as possible, you want to embrace ...

I think that there is an almost universal desire to create landscapes that provide seasonal color through the year. Color is provided primarily by plants that produce showy flowers, but there are some ...

The New Hanover County Arboretum Children’s Cottage will be nearly thirty years old! Built by our beloved volunteer carpenters, this area for our guests has stood the test of time. To learn more about ...

Triadic harmony in gardening involves using three colors that are equidistant on the color wheel. Red, blue, and yellow are an easy and effective triadic color scheme for gardens. While specific ...

Q: I'm planning to build a couple of raised garden beds and want to paint them as I'm not keen on the color of the bare wood. Is there an issue with doing this, especially if you are growing edible ...

Chromatics are compelling and psychological—and their impact is perhaps that much more poignant when using analogous colors. The color scheme is derived from color theory—the study of how hues connect ...