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    Accidental flower combinations

    I tend not to think about colours much when planting stuff. I only worry about height, spacing and shade / aspect. But every now and again, things work out really well. Look at these self-seeded sweet williams among the penstemon flowers:



    Unfortunately, sometimes the coincidence isn't so happy. Just the other side of the path, more sweet williams don't do anything to enhance the candelabra primulas behind them:



    Anyone else got any interesting flower combinations going on, good or bad?
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    My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
    Chrysanthemum notes page here.
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    I'd be happy with any of them Martin, matching or not lol
    Nannys make memories

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    • #3
      I don't like it when things look too fixed, nature doesn't coordinate colours like some people do in their gardens and beds that are all one colour look a bit dull to me.

      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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      • #4
        I know what you mean, it is the yellow with the pink. I have the same issue with daffodils next to a pink camelia. They just dont look right but as the camelia is approx 40 years old and a bit on the large side, I just put up with it. I wouldnt want a garden with no daffodils!

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        • #5
          My allotment seat where I sat and ate a donar kebab yesterday lunchtime, has an interesting colour combination.
          Bee balm is growing through the seat so you get a nice orangy smell whilst sitting. I have lemon balm leaves next to large purple chive flowers with yellow buttercups that I didn't weed out of the bed!
          Its the buttercup weeds that tie the other two colours together!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Pineapple sage with its vivid red flowers alongside a self seeded purple honesty
            The colours are so hot that you can warm your hands on them.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Snadger View Post
              My allotment seat where I sat and ate a donar kebab yesterday lunchtime, has an interesting colour combination.
              Bee balm is growing through the seat so you get a nice orangy smell whilst sitting. I have lemon balm leaves next to large purple chive flowers with yellow buttercups that I didn't weed out of the bed!
              Its the buttercup weeds that tie the other two colours together!
              Can't get past the fact that you ate a donar whilst sober!

              Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

              Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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