C lolor blaze

Neon-orange kangaroo paw

(Anigozanthos)

and stripy New Zealand flax (lower left

corner) fire up the landscape,

above.

Kangaroo paw is a tropical perennial, but cold-weather

gardeners can grow this bright beauty from Down Under as an annual. To cool off the molten palette,

landscape designer Margie Grace added icy succulents,

opposite page.

Blue fingers (Senec/'o

m andraliscae

) bubbles up between

Aeonium

rosettes and spills out of a metal container. The dusty

blue color matches a groundcover (

Dym ondia m argaretae)

that acts as living “grout” between pavers.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS JULY

2010

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