New Horizons: Tempting as it may be, they advise against leaning too heavily on black foliage because the plants won’t pop without contrast.
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- [Today’s Headlines] The Chocolate Cherry sunflower variety has become a top seller for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Other garden companies have also reported an incre[Today’s Headlines]ase in sales of dark flowers and foliage. “ Don’t use ONLY black plants Experts at the nonprofit filled with tips. Tempting as it may be, they advise against leaning too heavily on black foliage because the plants won’t pop without contrast. Add spikes Finally – spiky plants will give your garden a pleasing air of menace.
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- dark plants, Goth gardens, goth garden, goth gardens, dark varieties
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A slipper orchid clonal hybrid known as Paphiopedilum Saint Albans “Dark Red” from the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Gardens are blooming across the country, and while you’ll likely see plenty of roses and brightly-colored zinnias on porches and patios this summer, one much-hyped trend is moodier. It’s Victorian and romantic and very, very dark.
Black as my heart
Trend watchers . Google searches for “goth garden” more than doubled over the past five years — with a pronounced spike after the heroine of the Netflix hit series Wednesday started finding comfort in a creepy conservatory filled with ghost orchids and carnivorous plants.
Want to make an atmospheric goth garden of your own? We have some tips.
Use dark plants (duh)
The Chocolate Cherry sunflower variety has become a top seller for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Other garden companies have also reported an incre[Today's Headlines]ase in sales of dark flowers and foliage.
“I can tell you that dark varieties have consistently been among the top-selling items,” said Michelle Johnson, a spokesperson for the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, in an email to NPR. “For example, is the top-selling sunflower; Black Magic cosmos is one of the top cosmos flowers and our dark red and black vegetable varieties (tomatoes, carrots, etc.) always sell very well.”
That’s right: don’t forget your vegetables (and herbs)
“I like the dark red basil there,” said James Clawson, an event designer in New Orleans, pointing at a pot of herbs gleaming darkly on the patio behind his shotgun cottage.
“You can plant vegetables there, too,” he added. “Dark red lettuce will be beautiful. Kales are really pretty. “
Don’t use ONLY black plants
Experts at the nonprofit filled with tips.
Tempting as it may be, they advise against leaning too heavily on black foliage because the plants won’t pop without contrast.
And consider a mix that might include darker shades of hollyhock, false indigo and coral bells among the “thrillers, spillers and fillers.”
Try some decorative objects
Even the generally ungoth and are rhapsodizing over wrought iron gates and broken statu[Today's Headlines]ary. suggests “old animal cages” as decor. And while weeping angels might strike some as clichd, they can still go hard, as one admiring commentator noted on the instagram post above.
Add spikes
Finally – spiky plants will give your garden a pleasing air of menace.
A bromeliad in Miami, Fla.
James Clawson suggests bromeliads for more tropical climates. Commonly found in gardening stores, they’re a member of the pineapple family with long green spiky leaves and a dramatic bloom in the middle.
“Those last forever. and they die pretty too,” he said.
Goth gardens shouldn’t actually be deadly
A final piece of advice:
“Don’t go spraying lots of poison,” Clawson suggests. “Butterflies are a good thing.”
Even Wednesday Adams might agree that goth gardens can use a little fluttery joy.
Content comes from the Internet: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/10/nx-s1-4991100/goth-garden-tips
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