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flowers among the shorter plants. Try groupings of white hyacinths with pure-white daffodils for the white-onwhite look. For a Final touch, add clumps of white Fosteriana tulips.
Orange and pink — Apricot and coral flowers shine alongside “oldrose” shades of pink and mauve. They also combine and contrast well with white, ivory and yellow. For an elegant border, mix clusters of tall, lilyflowering tulips in soft coral and deep-pink shades.
Purples and yellows — Yellow and purple are on opposite sides of the color wheel. These two shades enliven a colorless corner and lend themselves well to both country-style landscapes and those with a formal tendency. Combine purple, yellow, and white crocuses in a concentrated planting outside your kitchen window for a cheery first view of spring. For a natural, wildflower look, plant patches of crocus throughout your lawn. Easy naturalizers, they multiply over the years.
Use Large Patches of Flowers
To Avoid Spotty Look
Purples, blues and fire-reds — Flowers offer a wealth of choices in these colors. To avoid a spotty look, use large patches of flowers in shades of blue and purple to anchor the scheme, adding smaller areas of red for dynamic accents. Or vice versa! Since these colors can appear dark against a green background, a solid patch of white here and there lightens and heightens the impact.
Bring a rocky nook to life in early spring by pairing delicate groupings of deep-blue Iris reticulata and lighter blue and purple violets.
Add a splash of vermilion-red with early blooming Tulipa praestans fusilier, a species of tulip that grows about 10 inches tall.
Slivers and grays — Although generally used as filler colors, silver and gray can be used to emulate the look of stones and rock walls in the landscape. Where springtime display is concerned, they can also be used to bring a little “snow” into the picture.
For an elegant look, tall, white, late-blooming Darwin tulips with light, gray-green foliage can be planted with fluffy white astilbes and ‘Johnson’s Blue’ cranesbill geraniums. A clump of tall, slender, bluegreen fescue grass comes to life with white and pale-green ‘Spring Green’ Tulipa viridiflora.
Whatever your preference, you’re sure to find some ideas and inspirations in the above choices. Now the actual planning and planting are up to you.
Dr. Diane Relf is a horticulture specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension and is a member of the faculty’ of Virginia Tech.
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