I've been on the GardenWeb Forums for years and have never seen this board. I have been missing out! Anyhow, I have a new island bed that I am planning. I definitely want to include Dianthus 'First Love'. I was thinking of planting it in front of some asiatic and oriental lilies in the white/pink range. Ideas so far are Lollipop (Asiatic), Muscadet (Oriential), and/or Stargazer (Oriental). What other plants or color schemes might be good with Dianthus 'First Love'? Here are some thoughts I had (Please be gentle -- I'm a newbie!):

Moonbeam coreopsis -- I thought maybe the yellow and pink would be nice. Both are long bloomers too. If I choose this, I would change some of my lily selections to ones that also included yellow ('Tom Pouce' would be perfect -- it has pink and yellow or I could use 'Muscadet' which is white and pink along with 'Montreal' which is white and yellow)

A vivid green Heuchera or Heucheralla that blooms in pink such as Chatterbox or Pretty Polly

A purple or burgundy Heuchera or Heucheralla that bloom in pink such as Regina or Amethyst

Just some thoughts. How about other ideas? Please share and continue to inspire me! Thanks!