{"id":9922,"date":"2022-04-27T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T09:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=78926"},"modified":"2022-04-27T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T10:02:15","slug":"how-to-use-colour-and-layers-in-small-gardens","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/how-to-use-colour-and-layers-in-small-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use colour and layers in small gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Natasha Goodfellow\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Using colour and layers in a small garden<\/h2>\n
Using a limited colour palette is an excellent way of ensuring cohesion in a small garden. In his small courtyard garden in London, George opted for a predominantly green and soft grey scheme, albeit with a huge amount of variation in the greens, which stretch from lime to apple and viridian.<\/p>\n
About 70 per cent of the plants \u2013 Magnolia<\/a> grandiflora<\/em> \u2018Praecox\u2019, Malus<\/em> \u2018Evereste\u2019 and repeated plantings of Aralia cordata<\/em> \u2018Sun King\u2019 for example \u2013 were chosen for structure and, of these, around 40 per cent are evergreen, ensuring there is interest year round, vital in a garden as small as this.<\/p>\n