I love soft muted pinks and whites in the garden but I have to say that my very favorite color combination is cherry red, purple and yellow. They're a bold combination of colors that grab your attention, and it works well in our large front yard.
The cooler color (bluish purple) is up front while the vibrant red Knock-out roses and yellow daylilies command you to look deeper into the garden. Orange is also a great color with yellow and purple. I discovered that once when a Mexican petunia came up next to an orange lantana. That was a very eye-pleasing combination.
Even from a distance the roses and daylilies refuse to go unnoticed. For summer purple color I'm going to add some pentas and maybe some lantana.
Monday, May 11, 2009
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3 comments:
Your flowers are beautiful. I need to come back and go through your blog more thoroughly. Looks like your gardens are to die for! ;-)
Such a pretty front yard flower bed!
Love those agapanthus and the color combination is really stunning.
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