What's the thread holding your garden together?

Spring means new plants—and if you're like me, at least some of them come home because you loved them at the nursery, not because you had a plan. The technique I share in the video above helps with exactly that: figuring out where a new plant belongs so it fits into the larger picture rather than just occupying a spot. I filmed this a couple of springs ago, but it's the same method I keep coming back to.

The concept is color connections. Not color schemes, not matching—but the way a thread of peachy orange or clear yellow or blue bounces from one part of the garden to another. Your eye connects those dots even when the plants are not actually next to each other. That's what makes a garden feel cohesive rather than collected. If something in your garden has been feeling off or out of place, this is often why—and worth a look.