People do tend to forget that the predominant colour in a garden is green - and it goes with everything! It unifies colour schemes - calms down a hot border, or brightens a dull one, and variegated foliage plays a big part in shady areas. Just remember to pick the same colour of variegation bekkie as that works best, though you can get away with a different colour if it's not too prominent. I've just put Euonymous Blondie in my border - the creamy edges pick up on the whites.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ive got a couple of very nice euonymous, green and white, there is a varigated holly, a osmanthus burkwoodii and xmas box. Had a fatsia in that border but it got too big!
Im not keen on yellow foilage-yet, ive recently started to like purple foilage, so who knows what i will like by next year!
Verdun i do want a cornus for the corner between the two beds, something like cornua kousa? Might have to ask santa for that! , dont suppose i would get away with lillies? Maybe martagon? Cant grow echinacea, would love some!
I have not read all the post so forgive me if its been said. But in my opinion white flowers don't weather or age to well sometimes. If you have a lot of rain the flowers can sometimes look a bit rough around the edges etc. It might just be me noticing it more on the lighter colours
I have a standard/tree white buddleia it about 10 -12ft high it look great, but when the flowers start to fade they stand out like a sore thumb, i cant wait to deadhead but i let the butterflys finish with them first.
My white phlox always do very well and come out just when earlier summer flowers are on the way out and late summer flowers haven't yet opened. I prefer borders that are a mixture of colours, I find my are more blue and pink early on and yellow and red later.
But rose William and Catherine was mentioned. We went to David Austin's garden in June and that was one of my least favourites. It looked less healthy than the others. I preferred the classic Iceberg, but it was taller.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Perki - I think that's why foliage is so important. It also depends on the type of flowers used. Tall, airy 'summery' flowers can easily get damaged by wet weather - even in summer - unless they're carefully supported so a good structure of shrubs and other sturdier plants can really help. it can happen with any colour scheme though. I know what you mean about the white buddleia. I have a huge one which has to be moved, but I've put it off to let the bees and butterflies get the benefit. The heads look pretty scruffy when they've gone over!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's a pity Verd. I had the same issue with the geraniums I bought from Jackson's a couple of months back. They should be renardii ( white with a fine purple veining ) for my white border funnily enough, but are clearly not as they're a pastel lilac/pink which is a colour I really hate. They will have to go!
I can't reach most of the spent flowers on this white buddleia. I didn't bother pruning in spring since it was going to be coming out, and I also had other priorities. Serves me right!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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People do tend to forget that the predominant colour in a garden is green - and it goes with everything! It unifies colour schemes - calms down a hot border, or brightens a dull one, and variegated foliage plays a big part in shady areas. Just remember to pick the same colour of variegation bekkie as that works best, though you can get away with a different colour if it's not too prominent. I've just put Euonymous Blondie in my border - the creamy edges pick up on the whites.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It hadn't occurred to me to use variegated foliage in my white border as I'm not usually that keen but I might give it a go with some hostas perhaps.
Im not keen on yellow foilage-yet, ive recently started to like purple foilage, so who knows what i will like by next year!
Verdun i do want a cornus for the corner between the two beds, something like cornua kousa? Might have to ask santa for that!
I have not read all the post so forgive me if its been said. But in my opinion white flowers don't weather or age to well sometimes. If you have a lot of rain the flowers can sometimes look a bit rough around the edges etc. It might just be me noticing it more on the lighter colours
I have a standard/tree white buddleia it about 10 -12ft high it look great, but when the flowers start to fade they stand out like a sore thumb, i cant wait to deadhead but i let the butterflys finish with them first.
My white phlox always do very well and come out just when earlier summer flowers are on the way out and late summer flowers haven't yet opened. I prefer borders that are a mixture of colours, I find my are more blue and pink early on and yellow and red later.
But rose William and Catherine was mentioned. We went to David Austin's garden in June and that was one of my least favourites. It looked less healthy than the others. I preferred the classic Iceberg, but it was taller.
Perki - I think that's why foliage is so important. It also depends on the type of flowers used. Tall, airy 'summery' flowers can easily get damaged by wet weather - even in summer - unless they're carefully supported so a good structure of shrubs and other sturdier plants can really help. it can happen with any colour scheme though. I know what you mean about the white buddleia. I have a huge one which has to be moved, but I've put it off to let the bees and butterflies get the benefit. The heads look pretty scruffy when they've gone over!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's a pity Verd. I had the same issue with the geraniums I bought from Jackson's a couple of months back. They should be renardii ( white with a fine purple veining ) for my white border funnily enough, but are clearly not as they're a pastel lilac/pink which is a colour I really hate.
They will have to go!
I can't reach most of the spent flowers on this white buddleia. I didn't bother pruning in spring since it was going to be coming out, and I also had other priorities. Serves me right!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...