What's out there now--colorful autumn foliage--Plants

Red--                                                     Yellow--
Acer ginnala                                           Acer Platanoides
Acer palmatum atropurpureum              Acer saccharum
Berberis sp.                                            Betula papyrifera
Cornus sp.                                              Chionnanthus virginicus
Cotoneaster horizontalis                        Fraxinus "Marshall's
Crataegus phaenopyrum                        Ginkgo biloba
Euonymus alata                                      Lirodendron tulipifera
Liquidambar styraciflua                
Nandina domestica                                 Bronze to Gold
Nyssa sylvatica                                       Abelia grandiflora
Oxydendrum arboretum                         Cryptomeria jap. 'Lobbii'  
Pyrus calleryana cvs                               Fagus sp.
Quercus borealis                                     Gleditsia sp.
Quercus coccinea                       
Viburnum setigerum                               Purple
                                                                Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' 
                                                                Euonymous fortune 'Colorata'                                      
                                                                Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'
                                                                Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
to be continued--                     

Color:effects:color schemes:and harmonious effects

Color effects:
the more system there is behind color arrangements, the better. Varieties grouped according to similar hues, are revealing. It is knowledgeable , too, to grow flowers grading from one primary hue to another, with repetition of the groups: darker colors should be placed toward the back of a garden or along the far side, because they are receding in effect, and the lighter and more luminous colors toward the front. Whites and yellows look well near porch steps or garden benches. Balancing of colors is worth considering. All reds should not be at one end of the bed and the whites at the other because darker colors appear heavier than light one. A plan made in advance of planting and indicating placement of different varieties and colors is helpful in achieving charming effects...

Spectrum entire range of colors from violet to red: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

Primary colors--red, blue, yellow

Secondary colors--orange, green, violet

Hue is a color mixed with white

Shade is a color mixed w/black

Chroma is a degree of color intensity

Xanthic flowers contain a yellow tinge

Al flowers are divided in to two groups--cyauic and xanthic w/red and white flowers appearing in both groups

Color harmony is based on this law--to harmonize flowers in primary colors red and blue separate them w/flowers of the secondary color--violet--between blue and yellow flowers harmonize with green--between yellow and red w/orange...

Harsh color --will make garden "noisy"

Soft colors-gives ease and refreshment

Strong colors-orange and red

Passive colors--blue, green,  and violet

Color weight--amount of gray in a given color

Dark colors are heavier--are sad and depressing, seem darker next to white flowers

Light colors are more vivid next to dark ones

Yellows, oranges, reds, and white, are for strength of impression, blues and violets for quietness and peace

Pure colors are cheerful and gay

Simultaneous contrast--colors of contrasting degree placed alongside each other, modify each other

Aim at large splashes of color; let tints merge easily from one to another with a crescendo from paler shades to the most vivid: if you go for contrast go for simultaneous contrast: for the secret of color schemes does not lie in the exclusive use of one color, or two colors, but in their emphasis

Flowering color  (crescendos) Five peaks of flower color
 April thru early May, May-early June, June thru Early July, July thru Early August, August thru early September.--Edging, foreground, Peony, Iris, Summer and Autumn stratas
Strong plants to use for above:
1.) April thru May Iberis and Tulips
2.) May thru June--Peonies, Iris, Pinks, Gas Plant, Coral bells, Flax, Columbine..
3.) June thru July-- larkspur, Lilies, Daylilies, Milfoil, Shasta Daisies,
4.) July thru August--Phlox, Lilies, Daylilies, Shasta Daisies,
5.) August thru September--Asters, Phlox, Veronica, Aster Frikarti

Delicate shades near where they are seen
Strong colors at a distance
Orange carries farther than any other tone in the spectrum (Butterfly weed, Native Orange daylily,
Blue, mauve, gray, and pale yellow are excellent harmonizers
Green is the best peacemaker of all

Hue-- one flower is yellow, another white, red, is the distinguishing property of a color--some of us have blue eyes, other brown eyes, or even black--this is a difference in hue...

Tint- is a hue made lighter

Shade- is a hue made darker

hues in a garden are yellow, orange, red, blue, (colors) tints are the paler versions--cream, pink, lavender...

Intensity--(Purity)) difference in the color--one a pure blue the other about the same but may have some gray intermingled and seem dull or grayed... A baby has bright and blue eyes as an old man gray blue eyes--they have faded--this is a difference in intensity...Some of us have dark blue eyes--others light blue eyes--this is a difference of value...

Light values are called Tints, dark values are called shades

Red is difficult color to have next to pink and some shades of yellow

Use pastel colors (shades) together pinks, lavenders, buff, and pale yellow or cream

Purple w/ deep garnet or red

Blue and yellow

Shades of magenta by themselves w/ plenty of green

Distribute into different spaces plants that bloom at the same time of year

Variegated plants should be kept away from gray toned foliage--Kill each other--they create a brilliant note in the garden, an effect of dappled sunshine, may be used w/ any solid-color foliage

Gray toned foliage creates soft effects, dreamy and hazy, and gives cool effect; it also makes for distance, but not to the extent which some of the blue-green or soft purple tones do. It may be used anywhere and combine w/ any foliage save "Silvery Forms". Rosemary, lavender, and Southernwood,
are excellent shrub perennials for this purpose...for low masses pinks are good

Color combo's and Plant Associations Fortuitous Assoc.
Rose-pink, cobalt blue, golden yellow--most striking combination
phlox 'vivid' (P. subulata var. vivid) Lithospermum prostratum , Genista pilosa
Welch poppy (Meconopsis cambric) with bluebells in a woodland corner
Pink-purple foxgloves and white Madonna lilies in a border
Celastrus scandens and Vitis bicolor (the blue grape)

Color: Harmonious color plan
Using one predominating color one must associate  clumps, drifts, and runs of appropriate annuals, perennials, biennials, and bulbs, also size, shape, of foliage, height, season of bloom, and location in each individual plot or border...
Aggressive colors: pure yellow, purple, magenta, scarlet orange--separate them by intermediate hues--substitute pale tinted flowers of the hue of one, a pleasing harmony will result...

1.Gray plants(ex. Artemisia lactiflora brings brighter colors into relief..
2.Mauves and blues like contrasts put next to yellow
3.Strong yellows go best next to bronzes..
4.Reds--oranges-- and bright yellows bring things close
5.Blues give an effect of distance

Good Color Dividers:(create interest also)
1.White flowering plants--Shasta daisies--cimicifuga racemosa-- white geraniums used for separating bright colors--use with caution
2.Perennials with distinctive foliage and form good dividers--Bearded Iris--Artemisia
3.Appearance and outline--(shape of bloom) in ones combo's (ex.) bulky--round outline of lupins against spiky habits of delphiniums or (pink and yellow lupins with Weigela Praecox Variegata ' Christopher Lloyd's garden) contributes as much interest as color scheme..