Source of Design Inspiration

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Before beginning my gardening blog, I had to decide how I wanted to design it. Whenever going through pictures of gardens, I came across this one. For some reason it really jumped out at me. I liked how everything was really neat and organized. Then it hit me. I should design my blog to look like a garden, so that it was I did.

Whenever going through templates on blogger I came across the one I am currently using. I thought that it fit well with gardening because it shows the greens, browns, and blues that I mentioned in my previous post. Also, at the very top it has some flowers growing. I thought that that fit well because gardening is all about growing things. Another reason I decided to use this design is because it wasn't very "over the top". I don't think people would look at it and get overwhelmed.

Source of Color Inspiration

When choosing colors to use for my gardening blog, my mind instantly went to browns, greens, and blues. There are a few reasons why I decided to use these colors. I decided to use browns because it reminded me of soil. When planting in a garden the main thing you need and use is soil. Also, when you are just looking at a garden you can see the brown soil the plants are planted in. Next, I decided to use a few different colors of green. I chose to use greens because in a garden you can see a ton of green. The green comes from the stems and leaves of the pants. Even some plants themselves are green (such as peas and beans). Lastly, I decided to use blues because it reminded me of the sky. When you are planting or doing other things in a garden you are always outside on nice beautiful days. And when I think of nice beautiful days, I picture the sky always being a pretty light blue with clouds.