Touches of teal…
We love blue of any and every shade in the garden—but the aqua, teal, and turquoise blues of the ocean remain very special to us. Teal can be bright and cheery, especially with the color red, and also calm and serene in faded chalky tones. Teal and turquoise are not found in garden flowers so make a wonderful contrast to reds and yellows and royal blues.
Sue’s Bauer pot centerpiece teams aqua and red!
This is the centerpiece on the patio table just outside my back doors…I love the red, green and teal combo. See that little turquoise pot? I’m thinking it may be Bauer or McCoy….teal and red,…what do you think?
Teal glass collection on this rusty tray
On this rainy day, colors in my patio garden stand out like little jewels that catch my eye. Atop these two Mason jars are solar lights which add a glow to the night.
A tray of treasures match the color exactly. These teal treasures are broken pieces of glass insulators, which were smoothed and rounded in a tumbler then given to me. The tray itself was found at a junk shop.
I knew I’d find a place for this lacy, rusty thing! Teal and the grey-green of the foliage behind pleases me. A gardener’s joy!
Jeanne Sammons’s chalky teal planter box
Rhonda Duchesneau’s vivid turquoise birdcage
Margie Ann This is one of the garden chairs I painted to sell in my shop but ended up keeping!
Vintage flower pots are an obsession
Vintage flower pots are an obsession, especially Bauer pots. Google ‘Bauer’ if you haven’t run across these lovely colored ceramics from the 50s… Bauer makes garden pots in all these colors, but the turquoise ones have my heart. .
I have to keep these in my garden shed during cold weather and a few have broken my heart as they break from falls, cold and occasional toddler mishaps. I still keep an eye out for them at Flea markets and don’t mind spending a bit more I love them so!
Who knows why our hearts grasp onto one thing or another like this?!
Kim Trudo Just one of my pops of teal in my garden!
Laura’s display at Little Shop Antiques and Gardens (near Brookville Ohio) feature a cloche filled with glass orbs in teal!
Teal, aqua & turquoise
Teal is a greenish blue color, and it is darker than turquoise. Turquoise is more of a sky blue.
Dandi Gentry’s chippy aqua wheelbarrow
I love when you paint an old wheelbarrow,…it immediately begins to chip a bit…love it!
Ann Elias’s soft aqua garden chair
Teal is a fun color for decorating! It can have air of sweetness when paired with white and pastel accessories, as in this chair rescued by Ann Elias, from Our Garden Path Designs.
Ann says, “I had to add my chair to my flowerbed by the outhouse. I found an old shovel for $2.00 at a thrift store in my favorite color. Next year I will have a plant on the chair…but till then I added a few items to fill it up. I love teal blue!!”
Teal is said to attract more birds
The teal and blue insulators in my garden, recall shades of water and sky and seem to attract bluebirds and goldfinches to the garden. Birds see more colors than humans in several ways. Not only are birds able to perceive familiar colors as well as parts of the ultraviolet spectrum that are invisible to human eyes, but they also have better visual acuity If you want to attract birds, try teal in your garden.
Marie Niemann’s penny ball, with a verdigris patina
Teal shows up in aged copper or bronze for garden elegance and metal has a charming way of turning verdigris teal with time. Verdigris may be one of the brightest colors in nature, but it still has a gentle touch.
Vintage flower pots are an obsession for me and teal is a common color for McCoy and Bauer flower pots and you can see that it softens and fades with age.
The sun has turned this green chair a powdery teal
For vintage pieces, like my grandmother’s chair, teal recalls the 1940s-50s decorating trends, but still translates into today’s styles with ease. Such a versatile color!
Susan Evanoff shared her charming snow scene with an aqua-colored door
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~~’the teal bridge~~~ that’s the bridge I would choose. Such a soothing color … TFS, Stephie!
I would choose the teal bridge,it’s so beautiful ! I loved learning more about this color. It’s one of my favorites.
Teal, teal, teal! I have a buffet I painted bright teal in my living room. My husband hates it, but it makes me smile every single time I walk by.
This looks like turquoise or aqua. I thought teal was more green
Mine is teal, aqua or turquoise, all shades of happiness to me. Even my xmas decorations are teal.
Lovely article….. that teal bridge sure had a sweet invitation lingering!
Love the color! Great story!
It has to be teal/turquoise/aqua – all the colors of the beach, ocean and that bridge! My dream is to have a beach cottage, but until then, my bedroom is an aqua refuge from the day to day stress.