Simple Beauty in Containers

I'm a believer in simplicity. 

In these photos the plants enhance the surrounding architecture. Choose wisely what you want to highlight in your landscape. For instance, if you are looking to disguise a telephone pole, fire hydrant, or electrical box don't plant lovely bright flowers around it. That will only draw attention to it. Instead, make a bright display away from that area. Eyes will naturally be diverted to it. If you want to diminish the eyesore create shadows onto it by planting dark leafed, non-blooming evergreens shrubs.

Identify a prominent feature either on your home's facade or in your landscape and add a little color. You can enhance the feature by adding wonderful architectural accents such as colored shutters to a window, intricate iron work, oversized containers, awnings and the like. Just don't go overboard.

Simplicity in the key.

Italy

Allein, Germany

Italy

San Jaun, Puerto Rico

Hallstat, Austria

Bellevue, Washington, USA

 Here is my simplistic interpretation for my deck. Lovely ironwork hangers and easy care annual baskets. Just add water!