Color Combos (Rainbow thread)

mashamcl

16 years ago

Here is a corner of our front yard, designed mostly by my husband. It works for me

Here is Eugene de Beauharnais and Carding Mill

Gruss an Aachen and a variegated hebe, another counterintuitive combo

Purple Pavement inside a snowball viburnum

...with Jude the Obscure

Sharifa Asma, plumbago and Ebb Tide

A perennial border with little Devoniensis trying to grow through...

Silvery blue and pink are wonderful together too even if not so unusual. Pretty Jessica and nepeta

But apricot and silvery blue is another one that I wouldn't have thought about. Break O'Day and nepeta

Azalea and bridal wreath spirea bloom together before the roses start.

Here is another spirea and a loropetalum

That's Margo Koster and a cranesbill

Penstemons grow really well here, so here are some penstemon combos

Crepuscule

Rosette Delizy

Heritage

Masha

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Comments (14)

markiz37
16 years ago
GORGEOUS!!!
Thank you.
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
16 years ago
Absolutely stunningly beautiful combinations. Thank you for the wonderful photos!
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sherryocala
16 years ago
Perfectly, beautiful, Masha. Not a clinker in the bunch!

Sherry
inga007
16 years ago
Love your sharp, crisp photos. What a nice wake up.
Inga
sylviatexas1
16 years ago
Beautiful!
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
16 years ago
An incredible group of photos! There's too much to comment on so I'll just say you've outdone yourself. Especially love Ebb Tide which I dearly wish I could grow.

Ingrid
Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
16 years ago
Wow!!! Just lovely. I hope my garden looks as luscious and full as yours someday!!
mnkitty
16 years ago
Hi Masha, As my neighbor and dear friend would say, You are a ROCK STAR! Your garden is so beautiful. Ebb Tide with Sharifa and Heritage with that penstemon, I hope I can copy that. I get the impression that this isn't the forum to have a conversation but, I'm wondering if Pretty Jessica is always that voluptuous or is that a phase in her cycle? Thank you for the gorgeous photos,
Kitty
mashamcl
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you, everybody, for your comments!

Kitty, Pretty Jessica always starts out with that cup shape for me. In summer it does not have as many petals as in spring, but the basic shape is still the same. It becomes flatter when fully open. You can look it up on HMF for a better idea.

Masha
hosenemesis
16 years ago
Wow, thank you for the lovely photos- especially the one of Margo Koster. I adore your color combos.
Renee
Krista_5NY
16 years ago
Great color combos, a beautiful garden.
monarda_gw
16 years ago
This is really beautiful. It is amazing how nice roses look with variegated foliaged plants -- who would have imagined? The Ebb Tide with the clear blue of the sages and plumbago is also spectacular, not to mention Sharifa Asma and Heritage -- all are wonderful in fact. An inspiration.
aimeekitty
16 years ago
This is the prettiest ever. I keep coming back to look at it. :) :)
jill_perry_gw
16 years ago
I'm swooning! Those are gorgeous photos.
Jill