tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post3824240499219077368..comments2023-09-27T15:48:40.854+00:00Comments on My Small Cornish Garden: The Magical Effects of Colour!Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11091179426025443924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-69258599865672218602009-06-18T13:21:03.715+00:002009-06-18T13:21:03.715+00:00Anna you are right. Green is meant for tranquillit...Anna you are right. Green is meant for tranquillity and often used in sick rooms for that reason! Rowena I always try to have some blue flowers in the garden for that reason. Borage is one of the best! Joanne you could be right but then again nature's colours have no harshness about them which is probably why they blend well! ValValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091179426025443924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-22249601985196839342009-06-17T19:41:02.109+00:002009-06-17T19:41:02.109+00:00Accidental combinations often work i think because...Accidental combinations often work i think because of the green's interspersed so that colours which would not mix well in a room or a dress seem to work ok in the garden.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-16113190360585155002009-06-17T14:07:41.428+00:002009-06-17T14:07:41.428+00:00Valeri I so appreciated your comment on the borage...Valeri I so appreciated your comment on the borage! I had no idea that bees were attracted to blue! Now with that piece of information in mind, I will certainly take care that that borage out back is well-tended. I noticed that the bees adore lavender as well, which makes sense, since the shades are quite close together.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-13018132208248396542009-06-17T13:50:17.359+00:002009-06-17T13:50:17.359+00:00What a striking combination of blue and orange Val...What a striking combination of blue and orange Valeri - you must have been delighted. I had a similar accidental blue/orange combo a few years ago - borage and calendula. Must repeat it one of these days. Interesting what you say about green being such a popular colour. I wonder if it's because it is such a tranquil colour.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-87484500488025047032009-06-17T13:23:56.257+00:002009-06-17T13:23:56.257+00:00Well as an adult Jo I can see that purple for a un...Well as an adult Jo I can see that purple for a uniform might be going a tad too far but as a child I'd probably have loved it. Better than brown anyway!<br />Janet you sound as if you garden like me. Just enjoying it and letting it all happen. It seems to work for you anyway as the pictures on your blog are lovely!<br />Bangchik that is just what it is like... a rainbow and no one has ever said that a rainbow doesn't work! :-) <br />ValValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091179426025443924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-89911137000916593132009-06-17T11:00:04.231+00:002009-06-17T11:00:04.231+00:00Hmmm, I wouldn't have minded a brown school un...Hmmm, I wouldn't have minded a brown school uniform. Our's was purple! Funnily enough though, I love purple/lilac flowers.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-87988749344957588472009-06-16T23:02:47.762+00:002009-06-16T23:02:47.762+00:00Yes, the magical effects of color, as in rainbows ...Yes, the magical effects of color, as in rainbows when every primary color is in, placed side by side........ Have a great day! ~ bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1821154437036673351.post-13893399548063084932009-06-16T22:47:23.632+00:002009-06-16T22:47:23.632+00:00I love your applique! You garden like do...I hav...I love your applique! You garden like do...I haven't started anything with perennials here yet, but previously, or when I gardened for others, I gardened as you described. I think you get a sense of what you like and perhaps because you chose it, it works. But, with you being an artist, you are probably a visual person, as I am, and I think things like gardening and fabric come naturally and instinctively and we don't have to plan out like someone who is more analytical! Janetislandgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961480147327967013noreply@blogger.com