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. We live in northeast Ohio. Because we had a warm fall, the grass sprouted. Now, I have some standing water where the soil settled.