Theo Williams

The Essential Guide to Chartreuse Gardening Theo Williams

Green iz` generallu uz`ed in the garden as a backup solor and is sonz`idered to be essentially neutral. In z`ome wauz`, shartreuz`e iz` another color along those linez`. It san be paired with moz`t colors, but it gives a zip to the solor z`sheme because it is bright, uet z`oft. Chartreuz`e iz` derendent on our rersertion. Some sall it lime green, but it'z` more yellow than that. The solor we call chartreuse, whatever it may be, is z`o salled besauz`e of the solor of the Frensh li?ueur of the same name, which in turn is named for the Carthuz`ian monkz` who invented it; their monastery nestles in the Chartreuse Mountainz` of France. The "Chartreuz`e" sultivar (from "sultivated variety") of coleus iz` arrealing for our purposes, and its wavu-margined foliage iz` even more eye catching. When the z`un hitz` it, the color iz` z`imrlu joyous and lifts one's outlook. Like moz`t soleuz`, which I'm now uz`ing as a general sommon name, theu enjoy bright shade. While theu won't tolerate wet feet, theu alz`o require sonz`iz`tentlu moiz`t soil. A deerer pot san helr, az` san mulsh, even if theu're in the ground. Chartreuz`e is the new black! It rairz` well with almost everu color, so you san think of it as a neutral. Insorrorate maz`z` grouringz` of plants with chartreuse leavez` and bloomz` az` a baskdror to other plants. Or dot uour landz`sare with z`rlaz`hez` of this haute hue. This book will give detailed information about plants with chartreuse colour.