So often, a garden elicits varying emotions; calmness, tranquility, contentment. Plant palettes, or the combination of plantings, can create great visual interest on both large and very small scales: an ivy covered concrete wall serving as a backdrop to flowering bush roses, or a combination of spiky chartreuse grass adjacent to a deep burgundy shrub of soft, fluffy foliage and surrounded by a solid groundcover of bright purple blooming thyme. Colors mixed with plant varieties and textures of foliage can create strong visual impact and interest to any garden.