Color Codes and Color Names
#000000 Black
#0C090A Night
#2C3539 Gunmetal
#2B1B17 Midnight
#34282C Charcoal
#25383C Dark Slate Grey
#3B3131 Oil
#413839 Black Cat
#3D3C3A Iridium
#463E3F Black Eel
#4C4646 Black Cow
#504A4B Gray Wolf
#565051 Vampire Gray
#5C5858 Gray Dolphin
#625D5D Carbon Gray
#666362 Ash Gray
#6D6968 Cloudy Gray
#726E6D Smokey Gray
#736F6E Gray
#837E7C Granite
#848482 Battleship Gray
#B6B6B4 Gray Cloud
#D1D0CE Gray Goose
#E5E4E2 Platinum
#BCC6CC Metallic Silver
#98AFC7 Blue Gray
#6D7B8D Light Slate Gray
#657383 Slate Gray
#616D7E Jet Gray
#646D7E Mist Blue
#566D7E Marble Blue
#737CA1 Slate Blue
#4863A0 Steel Blue
#2B547E Blue Jay
#2B3856 Dark Slate Blue
#151B54 Midnight Blue
#000080 Navy Blue
#342D7E Blue Whale
#15317E Lapis Blue
#151B8D Denim Dark Blue
#0000A0 Earth Blue
#0020C2 Cobalt Blue
#0041C2 Blueberry Blue
#2554C7 Sapphire Blue
#1569C7 Blue Eyes
#2B60DE Royal Blue
#1F45FC Blue Orchid
#6960EC Blue Lotus
#736AFF Light Slate Blue
#357EC7 Windows Blue
#368BC1 Glacial Blue Ice
#488AC7 Silk Blue
#3090C7 Blue Ivy
#659EC7 Blue Koi
#87AFC7 Columbia Blue
#95B9C7 Baby Blue
#728FCE Light Steel Blue
#2B65EC Ocean Blue
#306EFF Blue Ribbon
#157DEC Blue Dress
#1589FF Dodger Blue
#6495ED Cornflower Blue
#6698FF Sky Blue
#38ACEC Butterfly Blue
#56A5EC Iceberg
#5CB3FF Crystal Blue
#3BB9FF Deep Sky Blue
#79BAEC Denim Blue
#82CAFA Light Sky Blue
#82CAFF Day Sky Blue
#A0CFEC Jeans Blue
#B7CEEC Blue Angel
#B4CFEC Pastel Blue
#C2DFFF Sea Blue
#C6DEFF Powder Blue
#AFDCEC Coral Blue
#ADDFFF Light Blue
#BDEDFF Robin Egg Blue
#CFECEC Pale Blue Lily
#E0FFFF Light Cyan
#EBF4FA Water
#F0F8FF AliceBlue
#F0FFFF Azure
#CCFFFF Light Slate
#93FFE8 Light Aquamarine
#9AFEFF Electric Blue
#7FFFD4 Aquamarine
#00FFFF Cyan or Aqua
#7DFDFE Tron Blue
#57FEFF Blue Zircon
#8EEBEC Blue Lagoon
#50EBEC Celeste
#4EE2EC Blue Diamond
#81D8D0 Tiffany Blue
#92C7C7 Cyan Opaque
#77BFC7 Blue Hosta
#78C7C7 Northern Lights Blue
#48CCCD Medium Turquoise
#43C6DB Turquoise
#46C7C7 Jellyfish
#7BCCB5 Blue green
#43BFC7 Macaw Blue Green
#3EA99F Light Sea Green
#3B9C9C Dark Turquoise
#438D80 Sea Turtle Green
#348781 Medium Aquamarine
#307D7E Greenish Blue
#5E7D7E Grayish Turquoise
#4C787E Beetle Green
#008080 Teal
#4E8975 Sea Green
#78866B Camouflage Green
#848b79 Sage Green
#617C58 Hazel Green
#728C00 Venom Green
#667C26 Fern Green
#254117 Dark Forest Green
#306754 Medium Sea Green
#347235 Medium Forest Green
#437C17 Seaweed Green
#387C44 Pine Green
#347C2C Jungle Green
#347C17 Shamrock Green
#348017 Medium Spring Green
#4E9258 Forest Green
#6AA121 Green Onion
#4AA02C Spring Green
#41A317 Lime Green
#3EA055 Clover Green
#6CBB3C Green Snake
#6CC417 Alien Green
#4CC417 Green Apple
#52D017 Yellow Green
#4CC552 Kelly Green
#54C571 Zombie Green
#99C68E Frog Green
#89C35C Green Peas
#85BB65 Dollar Bill Green
#8BB381 Dark Sea Green
#9CB071 Iguana Green
#B2C248 Avocado Green
#9DC209 Pistachio Green
#A1C935 Salad Green
#7FE817 Hummingbird Green
#59E817 Nebula Green
#57E964 Stoplight Go Green
#64E986 Algae Green
#5EFB6E Jade Green
#00FF00 Green
#5FFB17 Emerald Green
#87F717 Lawn Green
#8AFB17 Chartreuse
#6AFB92 Dragon Green
#98FF98 Mint green
#B5EAAA Green Thumb
#C3FDB8 Light Jade
#CCFB5D Tea Green
#B1FB17 Green Yellow
#BCE954 Slime Green
#EDDA74 Goldenrod
#EDE275 Harvest Gold
#FFE87C Sun Yellow
#FFFF00 Yellow
#FFF380 Corn Yellow
#FFFFC2 Parchment
#FFFFCC Cream
#FFF8C6 Lemon Chiffon
#FFF8DC Cornsilk
#F5F5DC Beige
#FBF6D9 Blonde
#FAEBD7 AntiqueWhite
#F7E7CE Champagne
#FFEBCD BlanchedAlmond
#F3E5AB Vanilla
#ECE5B6 Tan Brown
#FFE5B4 Peach
#FFDB58 Mustard
#FFD801 Rubber Ducky Yellow
#FDD017 Bright Gold
#EAC117 Golden brown
#F2BB66 Macaroni and Cheese
#FBB917 Saffron
#FBB117 Beer
#FFA62F Cantaloupe
#E9AB17 Bee Yellow
#E2A76F Brown Sugar
#DEB887 BurlyWood
#FFCBA4 Deep Peach
#C9BE62 Ginger Brown
#E8A317 School Bus Yellow
#EE9A4D Sandy Brown
#C8B560 Fall Leaf Brown
#D4A017 Orange Gold
#C2B280 Sand
#C7A317 Cookie Brown
#C68E17 Caramel
#B5A642 Brass
#ADA96E Khaki
#C19A6B Camel brown
#CD7F32 Bronze
#C88141 Tiger Orange
#C58917 Cinnamon
#AF9B60 Bullet Shell
#AF7817 Dark Goldenrod
#B87333 Copper
#966F33 Wood
#806517 Oak Brown
#827839 Moccasin
#827B60 Army Brown
#786D5F Sandstone
#493D26 Mocha
#483C32 Taupe
#6F4E37 Coffee
#835C3B Brown Bear
#7F5217 Red Dirt
#7F462C Sepia
#C47451 Orange Salmon
#C36241 Rust
#C35817 Red Fox
#C85A17 Chocolate
#CC6600 Sedona
#E56717 Papaya Orange
#E66C2C Halloween Orange
#F87217 Pumpkin Orange
#F87431 Construction Cone Orange
#E67451 Sunrise Orange
#FF8040 Mango Orange
#F88017 Dark Orange
#FF7F50 Coral
#F88158 Basket Ball Orange
#F9966B Light Salmon
#E78A61 Tangerine
#E18B6B Dark Salmon
#E77471 Light Coral
#F75D59 Bean Red
#E55451 Valentine Red
#E55B3C Shocking Orange
#FF0000 Red
#FF2400 Scarlet
#F62217 Ruby Red
#F70D1A Ferrari Red
#F62817 Fire Engine Red
#E42217 Lava Red
#E41B17 Love Red
#DC381F Grapefruit
#C34A2C Chestnut Red
#C24641 Cherry Red
#C04000 Mahogany
#C11B17 Chilli Pepper
#9F000F Cranberry
#990012 Red Wine
#8C001A Burgundy
#954535 Chestnut
#7E3517 Blood Red
#8A4117 Sienna
#7E3817 Sangria
#800517 Firebrick
#810541 Maroon
#7D0541 Plum Pie
#7E354D Velvet Maroon
#7D0552 Plum Velvet
#7F4E52 Rosy Finch
#7F5A58 Puce
#7F525D Dull Purple
#B38481 Rosy Brown
#C5908E Khaki Rose
#C48189 Pink Bow
#C48793 Lipstick Pink
#E8ADAA Rose
#ECC5C0 Rose Gold
#EDC9AF Desert Sand
#FDD7E4 Pig Pink
#FCDFFF Cotton Candy
#FFDFDD Pink Bubble Gum
#FBBBB9 Misty Rose
#FAAFBE Pink
#FAAFBA Light Pink
#F9A7B0 Flamingo Pink
#E7A1B0 Pink Rose
#E799A3 Pink Daisy
#E38AAE Cadillac Pink
#F778A1 Carnation Pink
#E56E94 Blush Red
#F660AB Hot Pink
#FC6C85 Watermelon Pink
#F6358A Violet Red
#F52887 Deep Pink
#E45E9D Pink Cupcake
#E4287C Pink Lemonade
#F535AA Neon Pink
#FF00FF Magenta
#E3319D Dimorphotheca Magenta
#F433FF Bright Neon Pink
#D16587 Pale Violet Red
#C25A7C Tulip Pink
#CA226B Medium Violet Red
#C12869 Rogue Pink
#C12267 Burnt Pink
#C25283 Bashful Pink
#C12283 Dark Carnation Pink
#B93B8F Plum
#7E587E Viola Purple
#571B7E Purple Iris
#583759 Plum Purple
#4B0082 Indigo
#461B7E Purple Monster
#4E387E Purple Haze
#614051 Eggplant
#5E5A80 Grape
#6A287E Purple Jam
#7D1B7E Dark Orchid
#A74AC7 Purple Flower
#B048B5 Medium Orchid
#6C2DC7 Purple Amethyst
#842DCE Dark Violet
#8D38C9 Violet
#7A5DC7 Purple Sage Bush
#7F38EC Lovely Purple
#8E35EF Purple
#893BFF Aztech Purple
#8467D7 Medium Purple
#A23BEC Jasmine Purple
#B041FF Purple Daffodil
#C45AEC Tyrian Purple
#9172EC Crocus Purple
#9E7BFF Purple Mimosa
#D462FF Heliotrope Purple
#E238EC Crimson
#C38EC7 Purple Dragon
#C8A2C8 Lilac
#E6A9EC Blush Pink
#E0B0FF Mauve
#C6AEC7 Wisteria Purple
#F9B7FF Blossom Pink
#D2B9D3 Thistle
#E9CFEC Periwinkle
#EBDDE2 Lavender Pinocchio
#E3E4FA Lavender blue
#FDEEF4 Pearl
#FFF5EE SeaShell
#FEFCFF Milk White
#FFFFFF White
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When exposed to full sun, the celosia, specifically Celosia argantea, will grow vibrant, feathery blooms, which the O'Neals say are a great filler in bouquets. "This type of celosia can be pinched at 18 inches if you want to keep it a bit shorter," they say. Like zinnias, make sure the stem is rigid before cutting.
For a beautiful blue bloom, consider growing salvias. The Salvia blue bedder is a favorite of the O'Neals, and it can be grown as a perennial in zones 8 to 10. "Salvia serves as a supporting filler and adds a striking pop of color in a bouquet," they say. "Salvia is a bloom we give the wiggle test to, to see if it's mature to cut."
Some of the best peony varieties to grow for cutting are Paeonia lactiflora 'Vogue,' Coral Charm, and 'Baroness Schroeder,' says Speight. "Herbaceous peonies should be planted in the fall where they rise from the earth the following spring," she says. While peonies can take a growing season or two to bloom, they will grow in a variety of colorful hues.
Producing daisy-like flowers in shades of pink, white, and red, cosmos are another great cutting flower, say the O'Neals. "Their blooms are incredibly delicate and add the sparkle element to a bouquet," they say.
While they need full sun and typically grow in the 32- to 48-inch range, cosmos can be kept at a shorter length when they are pinched at 18 inches (this promotes branching!). "Cut blooms from them regularly, or remove old blooms to promote flowering," say the O'Neals. "Cosmos should be cut when the first petal is just beginning to curl open to give them the maximum vase life."
These flowers grow in shades of blush, orange, red, white, and yellow, and produce paper-like petals. Since they bloom into different shapes, the O'Neals love using this as a "filler flower" in an arrangement. These can be grown as annuals in zones 2 to 7 and as perennials in zones 8 to 10. "We give strawflowers the wiggle test to make sure the bloom is mature to cut," they say. "When cut at the proper stage, strawflowers can have a vase life from seven to 10 days."
There are many perks to the everlasting daisy. "Also known as Rhodanthe chlorocephala, [this] is an old-fashioned cut flower that can also be used as an everlasting (meaning you can dry the blooms for use in arrangements later)," says Speight. "The paper-like blooms should be harvested when partially opened. They will finish opening after harvesting within the arrangement."
The right time to mulch a garden is dependent on what type of plant material you are mulching and the weather conditions. In general, mid- to late-spring is mulching season; this is when the soil is warming up from the freezing temperatures it experienced all winter. Mulching too early will slow down the warming process, which the soil needs to do its job.
For another filler in an arrangement, consider adding ferns to your cutting garden. These typically need part shade to thrive in the garden. Once you cut and add to a bouquet or tabletop display, the greenery will add fullness, especially alongside taller plants, says Speight. "In particular, the Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum) adds a silvery tone that can balance, blend, and soften arrangements as needed," she says. "This particular cultivar grows easily in semi-shaded and damp areas." Ferns typically last as long as the rest of the arrangement, typically between seven to 10 days, as long as it stays hydrated.
Provide a home for climbing plants by adding a trellis they can grow on. in this garden, a fragrant, disease-resistant rose climbs the latticework that screens the east-facing porch ell.
Whether you love the sound of songbirds fluttering across your garden, you want to bring eager pollinators to your native plants, or you’ve reached that point in life where bird watching is now one of your hobbies, there are several ways you can attract more birds to your yard.
Native birds thrive on native plants. Before you think about bird feeders (which are also important!), focus on the flowers, shrubs, and trees that are naturally occurring in your region. With these, you’re providing the birds with the fruit, seeds, nectar, and insects they need to survive season after season.
"Supplementing natural foods with bird feeders is also a fun way to attract many species and see them up close," says Winston. Birds like cardinals, jays, finches, chickadees, and sparrows are particularly drawn to seed feeders, while suet and peanut butter draw woodpeckers and nuthatches. If you want the thrill of seeing a hummingbird up close, hang a sugar-water feeder.
Beyond supplying food, native shrubs and trees are also necessary for shelter and nesting. While birds are adaptable, they’re going to seek out the places their instincts recognize, and those are the places that will evolve to accommodate them year-round.
"If you have a forested area in your yard, leave dead branches and snags that provide nesting places for woodpeckers, as well as other cavity-nesting species such as chickadees, titmice, wrens, and bluebirds," says Winston. "Include native evergreens to supply important shelter from the cold."
While many birds build recognizable bird nests, others prefer to nest in cavities. For these birds, which include wrens, nuthatches, and bluebirds, place a nesting box in your yard. This can be mounted on a tree or a pole.
"Leave leaf litter and un-mowed areas under trees and shrubs to provide important shelter for both birds and the insects they need," says Winston. While these areas might seem like an eyesore to you, they’re a critical piece of the landscape that protects birds. If they’re given a choice between a pristinely landscaped yard and one that feels more untouched, they will probably be drawn to the one that resembles their natural habitat.
A bird bath isn’t just a pretty decorative feature. "A well-tended bird bath can greatly increase the diversity of birds that nest in your yard, visit during migration, and spend the winter—and if the bird bath is well-placed, you can sit back and enjoy the show as warblers, grosbeaks, and more stop to drink and wash up," says Winston.
But, of course, a bird bath can also become a spot where bacteria and insects can thrive, so make sure you clean it regularly and replace the water every few days.
If you want to go one step further when it comes to birds and water, consider adding a moving water feature to your yard. "Birds are particularly attracted to the sound of running water, so adding a small trickle or drip to your bath will reap rewards," Winston says. You could also try a fountain or a small pond with a pump. Now you’ve created a bird-friendly garden and a relaxing space for you to enjoy your new avian friends.
Birds have incredibly sensitive, sharp vision, and they spot the best places to eat and sleep based on the color of flowers and foliage. By planting colorful flowers, shrubs, and trees, you’ll draw in birds looking for their next meal or place to sit and hang out for a while.
Cloaked in dense, dark, evergreen foliage that goes all the way down to the ground, thuga green giant (standishii x plicata 'Green Giant') has a conical habit that needs only occasional shearing or pruning, says Kelly Funk, president of Jackson & Perkins.
Zone: 5 to 9
Mature size: 30 to 50 feet tall x 10 to 12 feet wide
Care requirements: Full sun to part shade; well-draining soil
False cypress (Chamaecyparis) is an easy-to-care-for evergreen tree that has a fast growth habit. It's recognized by its dense and lush lime-green foliage that makes it a great option for privacy screens or hedges, says Funk.
Zone: 4 to 8
Mature size: 30 feet tall x 15 feet wide
Care requirements: Full sun to part shade; moist, well-draining soil