As stated before I like bright colours and colour contrasts.
Some people agree with me and make their window boxes into statements of
optimism and pleasure by combining bright flowers and colourful foliage plants.
Most dull streets need such bold injections of colour!
French Marigolds are most often used in bedding
displays, but are equally happy in window boxes. Here the blue container contrasts nicely with the
orange flowers (left). Peppers are best known as a spicy ingredient of Asian
and South American cuisine, but they can be decorative in their own right. In
the centre a nice combination of compact red and yellow varieties. The semi
double flowers of the begonia in electric orange draw attention from a
distance. Again the blue planter is a good choice providing a nice contrast
with the flower colour.
Not just flowers can provide bold displays as this
combination of red flowers (Zonal Pelargonium) and red leaves (Painted Nettle)
shows clearly. In the middle another variety of Painted Nettle (Plectranthus
more commonly known as Coleus) with red leaves edged golden. A similar colour
combination is provided by this Oxalis vulcanicola with deep maroon leaves
under small bright yellow flowers.
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