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Comment on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2013 by Kris P

Kris P — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:16:17 +0000

Your mid-month posts always overwhelm me a bit and this month, despite your opening disclaimer, was no exception. I loved everything so it’s hard to pick a favorite, although the photo of the gooseberries struck me – they look like jewels. I was also particularly attracted to the combinations with the burgundy Japanese maple – after an excessive attention to flowers in my “new” garden, I’m paying more attention to foliage now. Thanks for the wonderful post!

How fun that the gooseberries really caught your eye, Kris. They’re still a week or two from being fully ripe, but the fruits (and the leaves too) looked so pretty that I thought they deserved to be included. Have fun collecting some great foliage to complement your flowers. I go back and forth between the two myself.
-Nan

Comment on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2013 by nwPhillyEric

nwPhillyEric — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:52:35 +0000

Yes, I know lots of folks are drawn to “black” flowers, but they seem to disappear unless you can get really close to them. Besides foliage contrast, it can work if you have architecture or hardscape for contrast: I’ve got Daylily ‘Royal Occasion’ in front of a slate patio, for instance.

That’s an excellent point. A light-colored wall or pale siding would work well, I imagine.
-Nan

Comment on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – June 2013 by nwPhillyEric

nwPhillyEric — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:34:32 +0000

That pairing makes me think of a potentially interesting blog post that I’ll bet you could tackle with your great plant combo archive: how to juxtapose dark-colored flowers in a way that makes them thrilling rather than hard-to-see…….it’s tricky business

That’s a super idea, Eric – thanks. I don’t know that I’ve ever deliberately planned a combination that way, but I’ll look through my archives and see what I can come up with. Or, maybe I’ll have to do some experiments over the next few years.
-Nan