The first one features plants in a bed just outside my home office window. I love the mix of purple, silver and green elements.
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| This bed features Solanum xanti, Salvia 'Amistad', and Leucadendron 'Pisa' |
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| More photos of the same area, as I couldn't stop at one |
The second image is excerpted from my backyard border. In early spring, I planted pink Eustoma grandiflorum from 6-packs to echo the pink in my Yucca 'Bright Star'. Initially, I wasn't happy with it as the flowers of the Eustoma are very pale in color when they first open, which didn't create the effect I was seeking. But the flowers deepen in color as they age.
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| I like the mix of soft and sharp in this image, as well as the color echo |
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All material © 2012-2015 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
I got a very late start this morning and spent the rest of the day outside, so I didn't even get around to a Wednesday Vignette post. I love your first vignette. Purple, silver, and green make a great combo. I came away from a nursery stop with a tray full of plants with just those colors and thought it was a shame they weren't destined for the same area. I'll have to find a place in the garden for that color scheme.
ReplyDeleteWith the space you now have available, I'm sure you can make that happen, Evan. Purple and green makes a beautiful, peaceful combination and silver adds a touch of sparkle.
DeleteDouble the joy - I love it! There is never a need to stop at just one, Kris! I too am crazy for blue/purple/silver combos, but I adore the Eustomas with the Yucca. I think I saw one of your bouquets involving that flower a while ago, and was immediately smitten. I don't know for sure, but I don't imagine they survive here. If they did, I'm sure we'd see them everywhere...
ReplyDeleteEven here, Anna, Eustoma (aka Lisianthus) is usually grown as an annual. It will bloom a second year but the blooms don't show the vigor they have in the first year and I haven't found the magic cocktail to keep it going with the same oomph.
DeleteOh, the Eustoma with the Yucca 'Bright Star' is perfect! I love the dark center on the one closest to it.
ReplyDeleteAs the flowers age, they open to show those dark centers. If I try the combination again, I need to stage my Eustoma to show that off to maximum advantage.
DeleteWonderful collections of blooms, Kris :) Solanum xanti has clearly proven versatile in your garden! And I love that second vignette; it's so vibrant! I need to remember this theme now that some of my plants have grown together a little bit...
ReplyDeleteBoth lovely but particularly taken with the first one!
ReplyDeleteGlad you didn't choose just one as I like them all, especially the last one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great problem to have - too many lovely vignettes to choose from... I'm a sucker for Eustoma - particularly the blue form which is easy enough to grow here in Central Texas - some people disdain them for growing wild along roads. I find it admirable! Love the flower form and the color gradations on yours are especially striking. Go bell flowers!
ReplyDeleteLovely scenes - I really like the cool blues of the salvias and solanum combo!
ReplyDeleteI particularly love your purple vignette. The Salvis is gorgeous. And Eustomas! How wonderful to be able to grow them.
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