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    How to introduce a new colour in a cottage garden


    March 28th, 2021 - Tips and inspiration

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    A new colour in early Spring

    Here’s a way to introduce a new colour in a cottage garden in early Spring.

    Plants can’t always provide you with enough colour, other than lovely green of course.

    In February I bought one yellow chair and put the pots of Jetfire narcissi around it.

     

    yellow daffodils yellow chair in a cottage garden

    A chair from Fermob and the narcissi are Jetfire

    All winter the splash of colour had been this blue chair and table but simply changing the chair colour has made a big difference.

    Introduce a new colour in a cottage garden

    Blue is a lovely cottage garden colour, blending in with greens.

    Colour attracts your eye

    Looking out the back door suddenly your eye is stopped by the new colour right outside,  an instant change which I wouldn’t get from planting at this time of year.  Having seen how the yellow was just right, I then went mad and got a matching tiny table.

    It’s because of the daffodils that it looks such fun.  When they are over, something contrasting in a pot on the table will look great too.  Maybe one of the pots of tulips I have around the place and later on a few pelargoniums in a coral shade.  Even some green ferns would look nice.

    Just right for a chilly morning coffee.

    new colour in a cottage garden

    Green ferns, yellow and blue and a Crown Derby coffee cup

    For a few weeks yellow will be the predominant colour.  Then when the daffodils are finished the chair will still be there but may not be the stand out colour.  It’s the same mid tone as the the blue pots and the coloured chairs.  Not pastel, not neon but a mid tone.

    Yellow and red/blue/purple

    At my front door I perch on this red chair to sit in the sun.

    colour in the garden

    It’s wonky but I can perch if I’m careful

    It’s not level but it’s safe enough.  I also swap the chairs around, sometimes a purple one and sometimes a blue one.  I realise you have to spend money on the chairs in the first place but what an investment, so mobile, flexible, useful and long lasting.  Plants have a habit of dying sometimes but a chair never dies.

    A pot in a new colour

    Lastly I injected a totally new colour in the front garden simply by buying a small royal blue pot for some early daffodils and placing it on the purple table.  Look how the purple, blue, yellow and green look right together.  Again, all mid tone colours, not too harsh and not too pale.

    Introduce a new colour into your garden

    Introduce a new colour into your garden

    Here’s a snapshot of the back garden. You can see working backwards the yellow narcissi, red pot, blue table, yellow chair, purple trug and even the yellow walls in our kitchen.

    colour in a cottage garden

    5 colours in a row

     

    I hope this has given you some ideas for flexible new colours in the garden.  I’ve written more about it in a previous blog How to use colour in the cottage garden style

    My yellow chair is made by Fermob, a French company but you can buy them and many similar easily online.

    If you would like my blogs to pop into your inbox about once a month please leave your email in the box above.  Happy gardening to us all,  Julie

     

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    7 comments on "How to introduce a new colour in a cottage garden"

    1. Sally says:
      28th March 2021 at 1:48 pm

      What a lovely idea. Your imagination easily goes into ‘overdrive’ ~ a good attribute to have.

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      1. Julie Quinn says:
        28th March 2021 at 4:15 pm

        Thankyou Sally.

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    2. clive says:
      29th March 2021 at 8:29 am

      Thank you so much for the lovely photos. Such a nice start to the day.

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      1. Julie Quinn says:
        29th March 2021 at 10:40 am

        Oh thankyou Clive, that’s a lovely compliment. A nice start to my day too to see that my blog lets me connect with people who enjoy it. Looks like the week is going to be sunny, here in UK anyway. Best wishes, Julie

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    3. Gill says:
      30th March 2021 at 11:29 am

      Lovely. Colour is everything, especially after a grey old winter

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      1. Julie Quinn says:
        30th March 2021 at 3:58 pm

        Yes it is. And especially today everything is shining bright, especially and the yellows. Xx

        Reply
    4. Jojo hudson says:
      29th April 2021 at 6:08 am

      Just come across your fabulous garden blog. Keep them coming please.
      Thank you so much 😊😊

      Reply

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