| For most of us our garden is our refuge.
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| | your landscape. Trying matching your
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| The open blue sky and plant shapes,
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| | house's trim color to provide a unified,
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| smells and colors are elemental.
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| | coordinated look, or choose a contrasting
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| But when it comes to garden furniture,
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| | color to add interest. One customer in
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| many people choose their garden furniture
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| | the Boston suburbs placed her two seat
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| without thinking about how the
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| | bench in a pale Daffodil yellow to
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| furniture's colors interact with the
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| | complement her slate blue porch. With
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| environment they will be placed in.
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| | spring flowers it was a welcome light
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| High-quality garden furniture can
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| | color; in the Fall it set off
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| sometimes be found in a variety of
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| | chrysanthemums and traditional gourds.
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| colors, or you can paint your furniture
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| | Colorful furniture with a purpose: If
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| yourself. My customers often ask me how
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| | there's lots of shade in your yard, chose
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| to integrate colorful furniture into
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| | a vibrant color - colors in shade look
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| their garden or landscape. They want to
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| | great. If you want to draw your eye
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| know about color combinations, how to use
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| | across the landscape chose a bold
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| furniture as a color accent, how to draw
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| | punctuation color. If there is dominant
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| your eye with color, or how to create a
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| | color in the garden or house, chose a
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| serene place with color. It's a part of
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| | color that either compliments or
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| my business I really enjoy.
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| | contrasts. For best results, keep the
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| Consider these possibilities for using
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| | color scheme in the garden simple by
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| color with your garden furniture:
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| | sticking to one, two or three colors.
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| Contrasting colors: When a garden design
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| | Avoid a shotgun approach with one color
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| calls for vibrant color I advise
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| | here and one color there. A simple design
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| contrasting colors such as blue or purple
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| | that takes your house color into account
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| near yellows; or orange or orange-red
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| | gives a planned, unified look to the
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| against emerald or lime greens. Even
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| | garden and your home.
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| black furniture (say against a hedge of
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| | Colors for all the seasons: If you don't
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| yellow forsythia) can create a dynamic
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| | have a green thumb and you have a hard
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| contrast. Imagine the impact of
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| | time producing harmonious color in your
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| periwinkle blue Adirondack chairs against
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| | garden, colorful furniture may be the
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| a backdrop bed of bright yellow
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| | answer. And think about winter too. After
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| daylilies.
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| | the May flowers have passed and the
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| Harmonious colors: If you don't want to
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| | vibrant colors have vanished, a well
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| challenge the eye or you want a garden
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| | placed piece of colorful furniture can
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| space to look larger, choose your garden
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| | break up the steady diet of gray and add
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| furniture in colors that match their
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| | a bit of brightness to the landscape.
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| surroundings. Solid wooden furniture with
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| | How do I make up my mind? Many gardeners
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| a rich coat of paint will make every inch
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| | can have a hard time deciding on right
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| of the garden feel luxurious. A bright
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| | color, given the myriad of choices and
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| lime green in a dark, shady spot adds
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| | combinations available. Check to see if
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| light and an airy quality.
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| | your furniture manufacturer can give you
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| Furniture that matches a garden accent:
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| | pictures of the product you are
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| Think about what you want to highlight.
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| | purchasing in several different colors,
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| A customer in New England placed a bright
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| | or use paint swatches, and bring them
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| tangerine garden bench alongside her koi
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| | with you to the garden to see how they
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| pond. In this case, the bright bench
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| | match or contrast the natural colors
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| matched her favorite garden accent, her
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| | there.
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| orange fish.
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| | There are many books available today
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| Serene colors: A customer in the pacific
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| | providing excellent guidance on color in
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| Northwest selected an Adirondack chair
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| | the garden. Concepts that apply to
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| painted in white, for her moon garden
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| | juxtaposing plant colors often make sense
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| that was planted with all white flowers.
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| | when considering the use of color in
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| She tells me she lounges in her chair,
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| | furnishing your outdoor space. Given the
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| listening to the night noises under the
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| | joys of gardening and all the hard work
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| full moon, her white flowers glowing in
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| | involved, I always recommend you top off
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| the moonlight.
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| | your labors with handsomely crafted,
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| Color can bring your house and garden
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| | durable wooden furniture in a color that
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| together: A colorful piece of furniture
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| | rewards your view, let alone the brown
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| on a front porch can match your shutters
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| | dirt under your nails.
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| and tie colors in your house to colors in
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