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Garden Report - Move over pink
June 28, 2008
The soft and somewhat overwhelming pinks of the front flower bed have gone bye now. When we bought our house I inherited peonies and rhododendron that put on a big beautiful show each June. But by the end of the month I'm ready to say adios to pink.
June is also a purple month in my perennial beds and those phlox, bachelor buttons, irises, chives and lupins are also done. The only purple's right now are salvia, campanula (in the back beds), lavender (oh so lovely) and this hydrangea, just starting to come into it's own.
But the real show is starting to happen with the yellow, orange and reds. I just love these flashy July colors after all the romance of June. Like this coreopsis and heliopsis, in the background.
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dawna on June 29, 2008, 1:08 p.m.
You mean to tell me that you're one of "those" who are able to coordinate the colors of your flowers for different times throughout the summer!?!? You are my garden goddess!! When (if) I ever settle and am able to enjoy the efforts of attempting this, I am definitely coming to you baby!
renee on June 29, 2008, 2:04 p.m.
I love gardening baby. It's one of my passions and I spend too much a lot of time thinking and planning. It's amazing the thoughts that come in the shower or while I'm in the kitchen seeing the garden out the back window. Many thanks for your lovely comment. signed, "garden goddess"