A Seattle Sculpture Garden

Brilliantly colored glass livens up a dreary winter day

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I love these photos because , though most of us do n’t have giant scads of methamphetamine sculpture to put in the garden , colour combination are universal . Looking at the room the colors of the glass and plants work together can give you ideas you’re able to deploy in your own garden . ”

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Bright orange sculptures echo the color of red trig dogwood (Cornus sericea, Zones 3 – 8) and New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax, Zones 9 – 11).

Garden sculpture doesn’t have to be bright to work. The subtle colors of these glass sphere complement a rich green fern perfectly.

Lavender pillars of glass contrast with the glowing red tones of a mahonia (Mahonia sp.).

The contrast between yellow glass and black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ Zones 6 – 9) is a lesson in garden design: Use dark leaves plants to make lighter colors like yellow pop.