as a bright place? sophisticated? what does the idea of garden mean to you? color has a way of creating the mood for any setting — so you will want to choose garden colors to match the mood that means ”garden” to you. i will talk more about color and mood in the garden in another article, but this is one of the best ways i know to create a garden that feels good to you when you enter it.
whichever way you choose to go, make sure you are planting plants that you like, that grow well in your conditions. but make sure those plants are colors you love to 