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Garden Blues

By Boopaints
March 3, 2012

The color blue brings the wow factor to your garden. Using Krylon spray paint, add a little color to ordinary metal or plastic trellises, stakes and containers.

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Mar 2, 2012 6:12 PM CST
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Name: Debra
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Blue is a favorite color. I have small "touches" of it hidden here and there in the front. Still not doing much to the back, but thinking of painting the fence. Will use lots of blue in that case.
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Mar 2, 2012 6:22 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Becky, I love blue in the garden, one of my favorite colors. Thumbs up
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Mar 2, 2012 6:59 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Great tip Becky ... and Lynn I love that photo! I plan on adding some cobalt blue color to my garden in the very near future!
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Mar 2, 2012 7:00 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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I want to add more of it this year.
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Mar 2, 2012 7:09 PM CST

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I also have a lot of blue in my garden. It is my favorite color anyway but I agree that it is a great companion color for greenery.
Here is a birdbath that I placed on top of a tree stump after the tree was removed. I actually moved it to a different location later.
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Mar 2, 2012 8:05 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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Ooooh, Hetty, I love your blue birdbath on that stump! Where did it end up?
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Mar 2, 2012 10:00 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
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Blue has always been my favorite color! Lovey dubby Green Grin!
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Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!


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Mar 2, 2012 11:17 PM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
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I love it too!

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Mar 2, 2012 11:18 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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Ha! I was wondering where you were, Shar! Hilarious!
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Mar 2, 2012 11:19 PM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
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Just nearly blown away by all the loud angry weather this week, Woof!
Whew!
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Mar 3, 2012 4:15 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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Lovely colors. I might repaint my deck chair and table.
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Mar 3, 2012 9:05 AM CST
Name: Linda
Carmel, IN (Zone 5b)
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I love blue in the garden as well. I've got a few containers that are blue, but I really love that photo from Valleylyn
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Mar 3, 2012 9:26 AM CST
Name: Pegi Putnam
Norwalk, Ca. zone 10b
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Blue seems to be everyone's favorite color, mine too. I have one or two blue spots, but I definitely need to add more.
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Mar 3, 2012 10:03 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Sharon, I love your blue furniture beneath that maple tree ... so beautiful! I was worried about you when I heard about the devastating tornado's that tore through Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas etc. The last I heard there were more than 30 lives lost and there's more severe weather on the way. That same system is bringing a cold front through Florida overnight tonight and we have a chance of severe weather ... it's scary. I hope we don't have any tornado's ... here in Florida we're prepared for hurricanes, but not tornado's. The weather has been so weird the past few years. We've been in the mid to upper 80's during the day and tomorrow our high will only be the low 60's ... what a difference!
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Mar 3, 2012 10:27 AM CST
Name: Holly
South Central Pa
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I really agree just love blue in the garden. I have quite a few blue pots and a small blue water feature. I will post a few pictures when I can.
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Mar 3, 2012 12:16 PM CST
Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)
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I love blue too!
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Mar 3, 2012 12:23 PM CST
Name: Becky (Boo)
Phoenix, AZ 85022
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Isn't it amazing how blue pops? Thanks Lynn, for the photo. I love it.

My home has tons of red in it . . . but very little blue. However, my gardens have always held a lot of blue! Right now I am living in an aprtment home with a balcony only with a lot of blue! Green Grin!


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Mar 3, 2012 12:30 PM CST
Name: Becky (Boo)
Phoenix, AZ 85022
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Charter ATP Member Forum moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Art Purslane Garden Ideas: Master Level
Region: Southwest Gardening Enjoys or suffers hot summers Region: United States of America Birds Hummingbirder Container Gardener
I wanted to add that when I buy the Krylon for plastic spray paint, the color is awesome: cobalt! But when I buy another brand it has more of a navy tint. I also am going to hunt down Brenda to share a blue shutter she created! You'll all love it!
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Mar 3, 2012 1:36 PM CST
Name: Brenda
Santa Clarita, CA (Zone 9b)
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Loving everyone's blue in the garden! I actually have my own shade that I have mixed, it is a periwinkle blue. Here is the shutter I did...


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And my favorite garage sale find from last year that I re-did...


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(apologies to those that have seen these already...)
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Mar 3, 2012 3:37 PM CST
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Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
All those photos are wonderful. Particularly like the vignette in the first one of yours, Joanne. Hurray! Hurray!
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