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Georgia Tech Garden: Gold & White, Not Black & Gold

A reader wanted black mondo grass + yellow plants for Georgia Tech colors. Correction: Tech's colors are White and Gold (per "Ramblin' Wreck" fight song). This opens better plant options.

White & Gold Plant Combo

White: 'White Swan' coneflower, white caladiums, 'Snowdrift' azalea, white phlox.
Gold: 'Golden Mop' false cypress, creeping Jenny 'Aurea', gold hostas, 'Angelina' sedum.

Design Tip

Use gold as groundcover under white-flowering shrubs, or mass gold foliage with white seasonal accents. More elegant than black/gold—and botanically accurate!

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