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Painting an outdoor scene - Think of your garden like a modern artwork

16. Think of your garden like a modern artwork and create solid blocks of colour. Low rendered walls make an ideal canvas, especially when splashed in vibrant purple, and set off by deep violet salvia flowers, lime-green Japanese maple leaves and dark purple-leafed flax.

Photo by Better Homes and Gardens Jun 13, 2010

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Easy updates for your outdoor area

Adding instant colour to a garden can be as easy as opening a tin of paint. While we carefully plan our interior schemes, outdoor features are often left bereft of the excitement paint colour can bring. Which is a shame, because it’s an easy-to-add element and the results can be brilliant.

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