Blue is said to be everyone's favorite color, but it's often overlooked in the landscape. Ranging from cobalt to sky, sapphire to baby, the tone tends to recede and, especially in spring when the louder reds and yellows of tulips and daffodils clamorfor attention, the quieter tones of blue provide soothing background.No longer. The "river of blue" at Keu-kenhof Park in The Netherlands is a prime example of the power of blue, as it virtually flows with Muscari armeniacum (grape hyacinth). That's just one rather famous example, and points or swaths of blue can make a real statement when planted strategically among other bulbs.Rather than counting on blue bulbs to be a foil for other, more riotous colors, let's give blue a leading role.
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