Colors are very personal. I have found that people have definite likes and dislikes about colors. One person loves pink and would be happy with an entirely pink garden. Another person “hates” pink and cannot ever imagine it in the landscape. Some people “hate” white because they find it boring, while others find white cool and refreshing and easy to see in the twilight.

In addition to specific colors, many people have very specific palates: pastels for one person; hot colors for another.

But many people make an exception for orange. They really really like it. It provides boldness to pastels and makes the blues, lavenders, and pinks richer. Orange spices up hot colors and puts them in perspective. Bountiful red roses take on depth and maturity next to orange.

Sometimes once people discover they like orange they re-think their entire color palate and realize they enjoy far more than pastels for example.

What do you think about orange?