Fresh Blue Has Been: The rich red Rayburn has dictated the room's colour scheme. A fresh blue has been teamed with it, while go-with-anything white units add freshness. The swish pebble-effect Floor has warm blue, grey and reddish notes mixed in it - a perfect match.
Blue can be a cold colour, but lighter tones are just right for creating a fresh, airy feel. Here, a deep turquoise has been used for the unit doors with a lighter blue painted on the walls. Mosaic tiles in matching tones with hints of green mixed in make a colourful, coordinated splashback.See Also Hedges With Blue Blossoms:Sao Miguel calls itself "The Green Island" in tourist folders but its fabulous hydrangea highways, thick hedges with blue blossoms lining the roads on both sides mile after mile, make it a blue-green island for two or three months from about July 1. I have never seen anything in my travels at all like these island roads. They resemble green tunnels through luxuriant shade trees arching overhead, with a blue and white "dado" on either side.
To top it off, in mid-August the flowers appear. They look like small artichokes (a very close relation) and are obviously thistles of a sort with many individual purplish blue florets. The spines around the blossoms are sharp. Blossoms continue to the end of October and plants withstand frost at least to - 28°F.
On The Other Hand See Blue Forget-me-nots:FOR CONTAINERS displayed against a white background, choose contrasting flowers such as blue forget-me-nots, golden or red wallflowers, pink daisies, yellow Crocus chrysanthus, blue or red hyacinths, and yellow daffodils. To subdue the contrast slightly and link the planting with its backdrop, intersperse a few white flowers. To create displays that shine out against dark backgrounds, select plants such as white, cream or yellow hyacinths, yellow Crocus chrysanthus, yellow-variegated ivies, vivid yellow polyanthus, white tulips, and bright yellow daffodils.
When planting against red-brick walls, choose light-blue forget-me-nots, white hyacinths, bronze and cream wallflowers, blue grape hyacinths, yellow-variegated ivies, yellow polyanthus and white tulips. For rich contrast with gray stone walls, go for vibrant colored blooms such as red wallflowers, deep-blue forget-me-nots, pink tulips and pink or blue hyacinths.
FOR CONTAINERS displayed against a white background, choose contrasting flowers such as blue forget-me-nots, golden or red wallflowers, pink daisies, yellow Crocus chrysanthus, blue or red hyacinths, and yellow daffodils. To subdue the contrast slightly and link the planting with its backdrop, intersperse a few white flowers. To create displays that shine out against dark backgrounds, select plants such as white, cream or yellow hyacinths, yellow Crocus chrysanthus, yellow-variegated ivies, vivid yellow polyanthus, white tulips, and bright yellow daffodils.
When planting against red-brick walls, choose light-blue forget-me-nots, white hyacinths, bronze and cream wallflowers, blue grape hyacinths, yellow-variegated ivies, yellow polyanthus and white tulips. For rich contrast with gray stone walls, go for vibrant colored blooms such as red wallflowers, deep-blue forget-me-nots, pink tulips and pink or blue hyacinths.
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