![\"\"](\"https:\/\/greenplumdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_2361.jpg\" "\\"November")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd looking at color in various lights is what I have spent much of the last month or so doing. \u00a0One very pleasurable wing of Green Plum Design is working as a color consultant.<\/p>\n
Yes, \u00a0I can spot the difference between \u00a0Benjamin Moore’s Brewster and Templeton Gray at a hundred yards. \u00a0Which is probably why Kate and Kevin’s craftsman home first caught my eye.<\/p>\n
Color.<\/p>\n
The house paint ( Kelly Moore’s French Quarter and trim in Swiss Coffee ) and the plants all work so beautifully together to create a sea of grey greens, citrines and the odd hint of a muted red.<\/p>\n Kate’s brilliant choice of plants looks effortless. \u00a0( I know it wasn’t, I saw the much considered original plan for the garden )<\/p>\n They blend so well together – the greeny-grey euphorbias…<\/p>\n And the hint of tangy yellow-green in the kangaroo paw…<\/p>\n The gorgeous silvery dymondia grass…<\/p>\n The cone bush with a beautiful splash of pinky red…<\/p>\n The soft and fluffy mexican feather grass…<\/p>\n So delicate and wonderful in the morning light…<\/p>\n And the cotton lavender’s yellow popping out so well against the green…<\/p>\n All set beautifully against the soothing grey color of her home.<\/p>\n So here’s the humbling bit – Kate and Kevin only moved into this house in 2008 and at that point had one baby and one on the way AND Kate works….<\/p>\n Just to get a measure of this achievement, here’s what it looked like when they moved in…<\/p>\n And now again…<\/p>\n Yup…Kate is one impressive woman and as well as quite possibly copying her garden plan, I also take my hat off to her, Kevin and the family!<\/p>\n And now, another home that caught my eye back in the Summer when the garden was in full bloom…<\/p>\n Christie’s beautiful shingled craftsman is another great example of how the planting at the front works so beautifully with the house…<\/p>\n Just take a look at the way her Eastern Redbud guards, shades, and shields her house, it is quite stunning…<\/p>\n If you shimmy to the side a little, you can see a gorgeous wisteria running along her porch, hanging lazily over some gently swaying Mexican Feather Grass…<\/p>\n Here’s one more of the Mexican Grass – SOOO beautiful – frothy, soft and delicate – I just love it. \u00a0 Christie says that it has multiplied a lot all by itself.<\/p>\n And then, if you venture up the steps, you come onto a beautifully proportioned porch with a comfy place to sit and rock and watch the world…<\/p>\n The front door leaps out at you with fabulous color, contrasting nicely with the green trim…<\/p>\n And generous pots of succulents dot the steps…<\/p>\n I could have photographed this house all day – Christie has made her home and garden into a magical place that just draws you in.<\/p>\n So big, big thank you to Kate, Kevin and Christie for allowing me to photograph their gorgeous houses. \u00a0They are an inspiration.<\/p>\n So that’s it from me. \u00a0 As I sit in bed, I feel quite cheered by looking at all those photographs.<\/p>\n Back soon, hopefully with both ears working!<\/p>\n See you soon,<\/p>\n Ros<\/p>\n ps Welcome to all those people who have hopped over from Sarah’s lovely Beach Cottage<\/a>.<\/p>\n pps \u00a0If you have a friend or someone who you think might enjoy my blog, just send me their email address to roswyatt@greenplumdesign.com and I will add them to the list.<\/p>\n Hope that you are all good. I wish I could say that I was – I am currently tucked up in bed with a double ear infection. Yup, \u00a0I am almost completely deaf, which, with three children has advantages and … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>From the front, you can just peek at house through the gaps…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"