Choosing plants based on their overall shape as well as the color and texture of their foliage is a sure-fire way to create planting combinations with staying power.
This combination will look great for months on end and would be perfect for adding curb appeal to a front yard garden or courtyard.
An underlying thread of orange-red knits the flowers and foliage together. And the classic color pairing of blue and yellow foliage on the evergreen, anchoring shrubs is handsome year-round.
From spring into summer, Geum 'Sangria' produces tall flowers on slender stems. Deadhead to promote re-bloom. Choisya t. 'Sundance' provide fragrance and fresh white flowers.
Zone:
7, 8
Exposure:
Filtered Sun, Full Sun, Part Shade, Part Sun
Water Needs:
Average, Regular / Even
Style:
City and Courtyard, Northwest Eclectic, Wildlife Friendly
Features:
Fabulous Foliage, Four Season Appeal, Uses Easy-to-Find Plants, Varied Foliage, Texture, and Form, Winter Interest
Focus:
Curb Appeal, Mixed Border, Small Space, Year-round Interest
Seasons of Interest:
Fall, Pleasing Seasonal Changes, Spring, Summer, Three Seasons of Interest, Winter, Year-round Interest
Maintenance Level:
medium
Maintenance Tasks:
Deadheading
Orange Rocket Barberry
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Sundance Mexican Orange
Type:
Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Afternoon Sun, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
7, 8, 9, 10
Brilliance Autumn Fern
Type:
Fern, Perennial
Exposure:
Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Afternoon Sun
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Red Lightning alum root, Coral Bells
Type:
Perennial
Exposure:
Full Shade, Part Shade, Filtered Sun, Morning Sun, Open Shade
Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Montgomery Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce
Type:
Conifer, Shrub
Exposure:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Zone:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8