{"id":826,"date":"2011-09-20T16:19:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T16:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/?p=826"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:20:55","slug":"choosing-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/designing-with-seasonal-color\/choosing-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-only.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10\" title=\"How to choose colors for your annual color landscape bed.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-only-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Points to remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant in large blocks of color.<\/li>\n<li>Keep it simple. You\u2019ll achieve greater impact.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid mixing too many colors. It will look choppy or confusing and you will lose the impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-complimentary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11\" title=\"colorwheel-complimentary\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-complimentary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><strong>Complementary<\/strong> colors are two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. When used together they appear brighter or more vivid. Choose one color to dominate and the other to accent. This gives sharp contrast.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-harmonious.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13\" title=\"colorwheel-harmonious\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-harmonious.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><strong>Harmonious<\/strong> colors are next to each other on the color wheel. Two or more adjacent colors work well together. Use one dominant color and the others to enrich the scheme.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-split.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14\" title=\"colorwheel-split\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-split.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><strong>Split Complementary<\/strong> color schemes are a variation on the complementary color scheme. It uses a color and the two colors adjacent to its complementary. This combination provides high contrast with less tension than the complementary color scheme.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-triad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15\" title=\"colorwheel-triad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/colorwheel-triad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><strong>Triad<\/strong> colors are three colors that are equally spaced around the color wheel. This color scheme offers strong visual contrast and looks more balanced and harmonious.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you have questions about bed design, color selection, or which plants are best for your location, just ask. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Points to remember: Plant in large blocks of color. Keep it simple. 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When used together they appear brighter or more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/designing-with-seasonal-color\/choosing-colors\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"readmore\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designing-with-seasonal-color"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Choosing Colors - Flintwood Farms<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flintwood.net\/grow\/designing-with-seasonal-color\/choosing-colors\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choosing Colors - Flintwood Farms\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Points to remember: Plant in large blocks of color. 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