Light can have amazing effects on colour in a garden. Working in very different climates and conditions, beneath brilliant blue sunlit skies and moody grey clouds, Marylyn Abbott has observed, and been influenced, by both light and the colours of the sky in choosing the planting schemes of her fabulous, famous gardens on opposite sides of the world. Marylyn explores ideas for lighting gloomy garden corners or intensifying them with colours of jewelled richness.
We see how one flower can look fantastic in one site and the most inconsequential event in another. There is practical and inspired information on how even the most simple plants can be combined to brilliant effect and how plant structure can create light and colour in a garden. The beauty of Marylyn's gardens are a stunning visual experience and Clay Perry's dramatic photography illustrates the very real impact her theories can have on a garden.
