how to use foliage for color in the shade

Joe notices that as he looks around they're doing a great job working with different color combinations. It's almost as though they are making a fashion statement. Chas says, a fashion statement is a great analogy. They view it that way and a certain segment of the gardening population looks at it as fashion. Gardeners want that finished look. They don't want to have to piece together different combinations themselves, they want to see what those different combinations look like together. In one case they have Sweet Potato Vine with Petunias. The colors play off each other. In one area are hot colors and, for some, hot colors appeal to them. Other groups like cooler colors, thus they utilize plants like Verbenas, Silver Falls and Calibrachoa. These are more pastel and cooler colors. So, it is a fashion statement.