b'Colour CoursesMake your next project stunning by using the Up the drive the mondo grass is black; around the house its green.right colour combination. Shehasalsoplantedplentyofmicheliayunnanensis,ashrub with gorgeous green foliage, which becomes studded with large, Colour to its best perfumed white flowers in spring. While its always tempting for a advantage.know why, seasoned gardener like Marion to include her favourite things from how and where it works. all of her previous gardens, she says its important to start anew with each different site.The main thing is that with a small garden, achieving success is not nearly as easy as with a large garden. The smaller it is, the more difficult, Marion maintains. You just have to be committed to keeping it simple. Plus, you realise really large plants just cant be included, no matter how much you love them. Marions referring to her favourite rhododendron trees and roses (up to 200 in one garden) shes cared for previously. Forcolourinthisgarden,shesconcentratedonaddingsoft yellows, terracotta and white to the greenery. To colour-balance her terracotta-toned tulips, she encircles them in blue pansies. In her garden border, Marion thinks nothing of removing plants and starting again. Shes been here only a few years, but the border has Sean Waller Photographybeen totally redone.Marion has planted colour combinations which change with the seasons for year-round interest. The white flowers of the topiary coincide with the tulips in spring, which then fade and allow white roses and delphiniums to take centre stage slightly later. As far as Book now for the colour coursetrees go, Marion has steered away from her favoured magnolia starting 11th February 2013 denudata,towardasmaller-leavedNyssasylvatica,whichhas in Auckland beautiful burnished leaf colours in autumn.Comprising 8 weekly, To the south of the house, Marion has a vegetable garden which 2-hour sessions feeds her all summer, plus a cherry tree, compost bin and clothes Wellington and Christchurchline. A classically derived rectangular water feature, echoing the workshops also available shapes in the house, is a focal point at the entry to the garden, complete with water lilies and irises.Colour correspondence course:Marion believes in outdoor spaces having soul, which she says is module one now availableattributable to the person behind the garden fully embracing a style that reflects the site and its house. Please call Debbie Abercrombie: M021914449wordsLiesl JohnstoneEdebbie@abercrombieltd.co.nz picturesJuliet Nicholaswww.debbieabercrombie.co.nz'