Brandi Keller/ContributorIn a world with so many colors, why choose a garden with only white flowers? Color in a landscape is often the most basic element to start or improve a garden, but that does n
ot mean it is the only choice.
White flowers alone, do not make a white garden, though. It is important to break up and bring together a variety of blooms with foliage of greens, variegation, and silver. These contrasting tones add dimension, interest, and balance. Ornamental grass blends naturally in this theme. ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia, Abelia x. grandiflora “Kaleidoscope’, is an evergreen, compact, and mounding shrub that grows 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It provides year-round interest with variability in leaves and the small, tubular flowers that bloom above the foliage. Lightly scented flowers can bloom spring through fall, a considerable span for abelias. Spring and summer foliage is yellow and green. The best fall color in full sun will develop yellow, orange and red leaves.