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<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/gardening/design/colour-temperature-in-the-garden/">Click here to read the article in full</a> <p><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/4043270253_8d1f6231fd.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p>The quality of light can have a strange impact on the way <a title="flowers and plants" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/flowers-and-plants/">flowers and plants</a> look in both the garden and photographs. Light levels may change with the seasons, weather or surroundings and a cloudy sky will produce a different effect to a clear blue, early morning sky. The greatest single effect is caused by colour temperature as the photographs reveal.</p> <p><strong>Colour Temperature</strong><br /> Light’s colour depends on the temperature, if you heat an iron bar, it will eventually start to glow dark red . Continue to heat it and it turns yellow and eventually blue-white. We say that red is a “warmer” colour than blue! Colour temperature is measured only on the relative intensity of blue to red. Early morning light has more blue whilst early evening has more red. (see below for a small graphic, measuring temperature of light in degrees kelvin, from <a href="http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Guide-to-colour-temperature-4804">Ephotozine</a>)</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4043262899_fa357b7caf.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><strong>Tips</strong><br /> Oranges and red-yellow <a title="flowers" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/flowers/">flowers</a> look even better in early evening. Blue <a title="purple" href="http://gardenersvoice.com/category/purple/">purple</a> and some green looks best in the morning.<br /> Quality of colour is in the eye of the beholder so experiment.</p> <p><a href="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/gardening/design/colour-temperature-in-the-garden/attachment/light-temperature/" rel="attachment wp-att-5168"><img src="http://gardenerstips.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Light-temperature-163x300.jpg" alt="Light temperature" title="Light temperature" width="163" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5168" /></a></p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader ">Rate this Article</div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_1692" class="ratepost gdsr-soft gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a1692" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a1692" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX1692X5X0XaXarticle_rater_1692Xarticle_loader_1692X10X24" title="5 / 5" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX1692X4X0XaXarticle_rater_1692Xarticle_loader_1692X10X24" title="4 / 5" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX1692X3X0XaXarticle_rater_1692Xarticle_loader_1692X10X24" title="3 / 5" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX1692X2X0XaXarticle_rater_1692Xarticle_loader_1692X10X24" title="2 / 5" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX1692X1X0XaXarticle_rater_1692Xarticle_loader_1692X10X24" title="1 / 5" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_1692" style="display: none; width: 120px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a1692">Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div></div></div></div>
