Tropicals are out, big statements are in ... big statements with bold sweeps of a single color .. all in evidence at this year's Philadelphia Flower Show.
It didn't win the big prize, but wow! I loved the imaginative use of color in this display by The Taylors of Penny Hill Flower Sho
p of Wilmington & Newark, DE. If Vita Sackville West could plant an all white garden at Sissinghurst, why not an all yellow garden -- or one that's all red, blue, violet, pink, or name your color.
Best 
in show for floral design actually went to Michael Bruce Florist of Collingwood and Westmont, NJ for a winter wonderland display of glittering whites and deep reds accented with splashes of orange and yellow. Stunning and striking, its lessons can easily be applied to the landscape outside .... go for bold colorsand showy blooms, repeat them throughout the garden, and be sure to include a central feature or focal point that will catch the eye and set the garden's overall theme.
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