Three ways to bring colour into your garden
Bringing vivid colour into your garden isn’t hard, and it can reap benefits by lifting your mood all year round. Here are some ideas to get you started
Fabulous foliage
For length of display, leaves are hard to beat. Many plants have incredibly coloured foliage that brings vibrancy to your garden for months on end. Like the Foliage Garden at RHS Garden Rosemoor some will offer colour all year round, while others will flush different colours at different times of year.
Brilliant blooms
Sensational stems
Other plants to grow for attractive stems include willows (Salix) and ornamental brambles (Rubus). Combine them with evergreen foliage plants such as mahonias for maximum effect – a dark green backdrop will make their colours stand out all the more. If you can, position them where low winter sun can highlight them.