WORRIED, perhaps, that it might look garish, many gardeners are wary of using orange. But it’s worth making friends with this bold, cheerful colour – not because it’s so fashionable but because a few splashes could really revitalise your borders.
Garden designers love including orange in planting schemes – either for mellow terracotta warmth or for a punch of vibrant tangerine. In both guises, it lends a contemporary, feel-good tone to any garden scheme.
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That was certainly the case at the 2021 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, where drifts of ‘Terracotta’ provided a mellow feel among grasses, dryopteris and pink echinacea in The Inghams Working with Nature Garden. Meanwhile, the brand-new ‘Orange Pumpkin’ boasts vibrant orange,
