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White Flowers and Plants for Dull Areas in the Garden  White flowers throughout the entire garden can also give a formal and pure look. Yet, at a closer glance, all white flowers have an underlying colour hue; mainly pink or blue. An entire white garden makes the visitor focus more on plant leaf textures and shapes, rather than the colours of the blossoms. The variety of leaves; waxy, fern-leaf, soft, hairy or coarse are focused upon, rather than different colours competing for attention.
The addition of one other colour planted as a focal point to draw the visitor's eye is another way to make the garden seem even more white. This can be achieved by planting an urn or pot in a vibrant purple, blue, red or yellow. The use of any pastel shades will only make it seem washed out, and to repeat this planted pot or urn, would only lessen the intensity of the white. Here are more perennial plants to consider for your garden: Pearly Everlasting - As the name suggests, the flowers resemble a cluster of pearls with yellow centers, atop 24 inch tall stems. It can be used as a dried flower in cut arrangements, thus the reason for the second part of it's name "everlasting". The broad leaves have a silver, hairy-down on the surface, making the entire plant have a greyish tone. This plant blooms in late summer or early autumn and performs its best in well-drained soil and in full sun. Delphiniums - One of the most prized by many visitors in gardens, the showy blossoms grace any space. Worth growing are either the regular variety or Belladonna" variety. The regular varieties have a formal air about them, can reach 4-5 feet tall, have medium green, large leaves and tall spires of blooms. The "Belladonna" varieties are shorter, 2-3 feet tall, have dark green, finely cut leaves with branched spikes of flowers and are very airy looking. Both do well in full sun, well-drained, fertile soil. Once they have bloomed their first flush, cut off their stems and leaves to 6" from the ground and apply a light fertilizer application. This will encourage another flush of blooms to appear in the fall. The above article and any related images are the works of the author and may not be reproduced in part or whole without prior written consent.
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