Use color contrast to accent larger borders

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Can contrasting plants be used to accent plantings?

Use color contrast to accent larger borders

Color contrast can also be used to punctuate plantings in a larger context. An example would be: Purple-leafed barberries or sand cherries placed at regular intervals along a perennial or shrub border—they provide rhythm and form to otherwise informal plantings.

   

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