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Planting Flower Beds

by David Beaulieu

Gold Colors for Planting Flower Beds

Picture of Emerald 'n Gold euonymus.
Picture of Emerald 'n Gold euonymus.
David Beaulieu

'Emerald 'n Gold' euonymus shrub has the colors of gold and green on the same leaf; that is, like the iris on the prior page, it is a variegated plant. Also offering the gold I want in my color scheme are golden moneywort (an "extra" which I discuss at the end of the tutorial), "Angelina" stonecrop plants and a "King's Gold" false cypress shrub.

But enough of color considerations for now. There's some hard work involved in this project, too! In Step 4 we'll get down and dirty....

  1. Selection and Arrangement of Flower Bed Plants
  2. Color Schemes for Planting Flower Beds
  3. Gold Colors for Planting Flower Beds
  4. How to Remove Sod -- Calling All Sodbusters!
  5. Why to Install Weed Barriers
  6. How to Install Plants Through Weed Barriers
  7. Planting Flower Beds: The Front Row
  8. Planting Flower Beds: The Middle Row
  9. Planting Flower Beds: The Back Row
  10. Using Focal Points When Planting Flower Beds

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