February 2020 Meeting: Explore Color in Your Garden

At our February meeting we had fun learning and exploring the power of color in the garden with a presentation and hands on activity led by Uplands Garden Club member, Roxanne Reynolds-Lair.

Topics covered included:

-Which colors are “warm” and which are “cool”

-What feelings and emotions are triggered when you combine colors

-Which color combinations create harmony and which create contrast

-What colors look best with your house and other permanent features

-How do you keep the color interest alive in different seasons

Roxanne is a Wisconsin native, born in Dodgeville. She spent several years in Los  Angeles as Chief Information Officer at FIDM/the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, a college of 7500 students focused on careers in Fashion, Interior and Graphic design. Roxanne and her team won several awards for their innovative implementation and use of technology.

Throughout her career, Roxanne had a passion for color which she used in her fashion and interior design choices. Now retired and once again back in Dodgeville, she continues to play with color. 

Roxanne recently joined the ranks of Wisconsin Master Gardeners, focusing on landscape design and creation of her bungalow garden in the Arts and Crafts style. In 2019, she created a display for the Iowa County Master Gardener booth on key points of landscape design incorporating the color wheel.

Before the presentation began we all selected a color palette of three colored squares of felt, then we used these colors to create our garden color "story board."

Thanks to Roxanne for a fun and informative program!