Gold and Purple Bed
Gold and Magenta
10 April 2007 20:33 Filed in: Planning
I’m beginning to feel that the yellow and purple
border along the path is nearly under control, the
roses and bulbs have been ordered. Almost all the
other plants have been ordered or tracked down.
The big struggle has been with how tightly I define purple and how many plants described as “purple” seem pink to me. Only two roses have made it in (Rose Marie Viaud and Cardinal de Richelieu) and lavender and irises will will carry the rest of the burden of purple.
Gold was easy, but a spread through the season will be a challenge, as well as a some roses there will be daffodils early, daylilies, dyer’s chamomile. Hopefully some variegated and lime foliage will also balance the colours and hold the intensity through the year.
The big struggle has been with how tightly I define purple and how many plants described as “purple” seem pink to me. Only two roses have made it in (Rose Marie Viaud and Cardinal de Richelieu) and lavender and irises will will carry the rest of the burden of purple.
Gold was easy, but a spread through the season will be a challenge, as well as a some roses there will be daffodils early, daylilies, dyer’s chamomile. Hopefully some variegated and lime foliage will also balance the colours and hold the intensity through the year.
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