The sale of banner space has helped to pay for ISP, web hosting and web administrative costs. Newsletter subscriptions now total over 1100. The use of color in the design of landscapes can vary from a very simple, one color scheme to a complex interaction of many colors. Japanese gardens typify this approach, with just a few additional splashes of other colors. For instance, the green leaves of a shrub will produce a complementary color scheme with the red brick of a walkway, and when the shrub blooms with pink or red flowers, the effect will be more monochromatic.
Specific colors have different effects on the viewer.
Warm colors like red, orange and yellow seem to advance toward the viewer to appear closer. Cool colors like blue and green seem to recede and can be used to make an area seem farther away. Warm colors instill action or excitement, while cool colors are quiet and restful. This discussion has briefly touched the surface of a complex, interesting subject. I had a new lawn put in in November of 1999.