Choosing the Right Colors for Your Arrangements Color impacts
emotion by communicating a mood and creating atmosphere, from
subtle and harmonious to striking and intense. Pick the right
flowers and foliage for your arrangement by getting to know the
basic principles of color theory. - Excerpted from Fresh Flower
Arranging E-mail This Page to Your Friendsx A link to %this
page% was e-mailed Among the most powerful components of any
flower arrangement is its color scheme. Use the basic principles
of color theory to create an inviting and attractive atmosphere
with flowers and foliage. The three primary colors - red, blue
and yellow - sit equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
They are the key anchors of the color wheel and, mixed together
in different proportions, create all other colors. Colors that
sit next to or near each other on the color wheel make a
visually pleasing combination because they contain elements of
the primary colors they sit between. For example, purple
harmonizes well with blue an