Indoors or out, plants derive their energy to live and grow from sunlight. Are your house plants getting enough - or too much - light for their optimal growth and health? We’re here to shed some light and help you find out! Why Sunlight Matters for House Plants How much shade does a plant need? Where in the yard should you plant trees that need full sun?īut light requirements are just as important for indoor plants. When planting outdoors, sunlight is top of mind.
Did you ever consider that the missing piece could be light? I’ve always found that if you keep the colour combination to 3 primary colours or shades, the colours will blend and grow together in a restful and inspiring arrangement.You water regularly, have a pot with good drainage and even fertilize, but your new house plant still isn't thriving. Too many colours and textures meshed together in a planter create a very busy colour palette that makes it difficult to see the flowers. When deciding on groups of plant colours, I always try to make the composition colourful but not gaudy. Then I alternated the Geraniums and Coleus around the grass.Īnd for Spillers, I chose lime green potato vines (Ipomoea) and pink petunias to pull through the lime green and pink hues to trail over the planter’s edge. The plant pairing in the photo above started with the Coleus sporting vibrant pink in the middle of the leaf highlighted with burgundy tones and a lime green leaf border.įrom that Coleus, I brought plants into the colour combination that accented different hues in its leaves.įor the Thriller, I chose a tall, dark grass with burgundy tones.įor the middle zone, I found bright pink Geraniums for fillers that matched the tones of the Coleus leaf. The arrangement in the photo is a rounded arrangement that is viewed from all sides. Using the above photo, I’ll illustrate what I do. It could be a flower with unique leaves, or a beautiful foliage plant. When I design a container, I start with a plant or a flower that I’m crazy about. Let’s put those rules aside, and I’ll share with you what I do. In my experience this only causes stress. I always say designing containers is like colouring your own butterfly.Īnd sometimes we try to put plants together following too many rules, like only using an odd number of plants or using the colour wheel correctly for complimentary and contrasting colours. Matching colours for planted containers is more straightforward than it looks.
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