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Article: PAINT ADDS PIZAZZ TO PLANTS\ MEXICAN HUES WORK MAGIC IN THE GARDEN, WINTER OR SUMMER.(At Home)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2002
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Byline: Maureen Gilmer DIY - Do It Yourself Network
I've painted my backyard wall orange and we affectionately call it the "taco stand." But it's no joke what that powerful background color does to large leaf plants and cobalt-blue pots. In one weekend, an impossibly neutral landscape was transformed with two gallons of paint into a bright and festive artistic garden.
We were convinced after a vacation in Mexico that bright paint is the most powerful garden design tool in the world. It is also the most affordable. Creative Mexican painters can turn a featureless square box into a vivid work of art. Their uncanny ability to combine magenta with mint-green ...