An analogous garden color scheme for the garden includes 3 colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. While that can include colors that are similar, such as yellow, yellow-orange and orange, it can also include hues with a bit more visible color variety such a yellow, yellow-green and green. The key is that there is usually a single base color that runs throughout all three adjacent hues (in both cases mentioned here, yellow is the base color). The result is a look that is cohesive like a monochromatic palette, but with a bit more energy and color variety. We start our analogous color scheme series with yellow-based plantings that range from peach to chartreuse:
Yellow-Based Analogous Color Scheme Option #1
- Yellow – Baptisia “Lemon Meringue”
- Yellow-Green – Zebra Grass (Miscanthus sinensis “Little Zebra”)
- Green – Parsley Fern
Yellow-Based Analogous Color Scheme Option #2
- Yellow-Green – Lady’s Mantle
- Green – Miscanthus Maiden Grass “Morning Light”
- Blue-Green – Blue Star Juniper
Yellow-Based Analogous Color Scheme Option #3
- Yellow-Orange – Black-eyed Susan “Goldsturm”
- Yellow – Yarrow “Parker’s Variety”
- Yellow-Green – Sedum “Atlantis”
Yellow-Based Analogous Color Scheme Option #4
- Orange – Snapdragon “Potomac Dark Orange”
- Yellow-Orange – Dahlia “Hercules”
- Yellow – Floribunda Rose “Julia Child”
Main image credit: Proven Winners – Morning Light Ornamental Grass
Image Credit: Proven Winners – Little Zebra
