{"id":4489,"date":"2017-04-22T12:22:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T17:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2017-04-22T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T17:22:55","slug":"chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/","title":{"rendered":"Chartreuse and Burgundy in the Garden, A Captivating Color Combo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for the alliteration. Couldn&#8217;t help it. Like many other gardeners, I&#8217;ve discovered the amazing energy created when you pair a purple\/burgundy foliage plant with one that sports that bright greenish yellow color we either love or hate: chartreuse. Never one to go half measures, I decided to apply this color scheme to my ENTIRE garden. <\/p>\n<p>Now, this could go horribly wrong. <\/p>\n<p>Some restraint must be shown. <\/p>\n<p>Not to mention my difficult gardening conditions of heavy clay soil cluttered with rocks and dry shade provided by mature, shallow-rooted, water-thirsty trees hogging the sunlight.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4489 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/sweet-potato-vine\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sweet Potato Vine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4491'>\n\t\t\t\tSweet Potato Vine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/coleus\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coleus-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Coleus\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coleus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coleus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coleus-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4492'>\n\t\t\t\tColeus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/maple-and-chameacyparis\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maple-and-Chameacyparis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Maple and Chameacyparis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maple-and-Chameacyparis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maple-and-Chameacyparis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maple-and-Chameacyparis-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4494'>\n\t\t\t\tJapanese Maple and Chameacyparis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/black-mondo-grass-with-chamaecyparis\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Black-Mondo-Grass-with-Chamaecyparis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black Mondo Grass with Chamaecyparis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Black-Mondo-Grass-with-Chamaecyparis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Black-Mondo-Grass-with-Chamaecyparis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Black-Mondo-Grass-with-Chamaecyparis-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4495'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack Mondo Grass with Chamaecyparis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chamaecyparis-obtusa-nana-lutea\/chamaecyparis-obtusa-nana-lutea-needles-k\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-needles-K-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chamaecyparis obtusa &#039;Nana Lutea&#039;\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-needles-K-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-needles-K-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3584'>\n\t\t\t\tChamaecyparis obtusa &#8216;Nana Lutea&#8217; against Sambucus nigra &#8216;Eva&#8217; Black Lace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/sweet-potato-vine-with-coleus\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-with-Coleus-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sweet Potato Vine with Coleus\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-with-Coleus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-with-Coleus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sweet-Potato-Vine-with-Coleus-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4525'>\n\t\t\t\tSweet Potato Vine with Coleus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/front-porch-pot-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Porch-Pot-1-e1488400371116-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Front Porch Pot 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Porch-Pot-1-e1488400371116-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Porch-Pot-1-e1488400371116-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Porch-Pot-1-e1488400371116-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4526'>\n\t\t\t\tFront Porch Pot 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/hosta-and-heuchera\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hosta-and-Heuchera-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hosta and Heuchera\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hosta-and-Heuchera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hosta-and-Heuchera-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hosta-and-Heuchera-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4527'>\n\t\t\t\tHosta and Heuchera\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chartreuse-and-burgundy-in-the-garden-a-captivating-color-combo\/chamaecyparis-obtusa-nana-lutea-against-sambucus-nigra-eva-black-lace\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chamaecyparis obtusa &#039;Nana Lutea&#039; against Sambucus nigra &#039;Eva&#039; Black Lace\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4528'>\n\t\t\t\tChamaecyparis obtusa &#8216;Nana Lutea&#8217; against Sambucus nigra &#8216;Eva&#8217; Black Lace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Some notes about this color combo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purple leaved plants may not reveal their true color in shade; instead, they may tend toward a muddy green.<\/li>\n<li>Chartreuse plants may be more green than yellow in shade.<\/li>\n<li>Chartreuse is a tertiary color between green and yellow. It can range closer to the yellow or to the green side.<\/li>\n<li>Some purple foliage may look more brown or burgundy in shade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry for the alliteration. Couldn&#8217;t help it. Like many other gardeners, I&#8217;ve discovered the amazing energy created when you pair a purple\/burgundy foliage plant with one that sports that bright greenish yellow color we either love or hate: chartreuse. Never one to go half measures, I decided to apply this color scheme to my ENTIRE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-4489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-and-garden","tag-flora-and-fauna"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3viLY-1ap","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3583,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/chamaecyparis-obtusa-nana-lutea\/","url_meta":{"origin":4489,"position":0},"title":"Chamaecyparis obtusa &#8216;Nana Lutea&#8217;","author":"Karen","date":"July 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favorite color combinations--chartreuse and burgundy--make beautiful companions in this section of my garden. Sambucus nigra 'Eva' Black Lace is a dark foil for Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea', two of my favorite plants.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;A Few Other Things&quot;","block_context":{"text":"A Few Other Things","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/a-few-other-things\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' against Sambucus nigra 'Eva' Black Lace","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Nana-Lutea-against-Sambucus-nigra-Eva-Black-Lace.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3555,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/lonicera-nitida-twiggy\/","url_meta":{"origin":4489,"position":1},"title":"Lonicera nitida &#8216;Twiggy&#8217;","author":"Karen","date":"August 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Lonicera 'Twiggy' makes a compact 2' tall x 2' wide shrub with twiggy growth, lined with tiny yellow leaves that hold their bright yellow color into the winter. 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But 50 years later, it's dark, ugly, and inconvenient. 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