Comments on: Pretty in Pink?

By: Fran Sorin

Fran Sorin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:45:27 +0000

Kathy-
The purples and pinks absolutely go well together….sweet, sweet, sweet. A welcome vignette, a stark difference from the jewel tone colors of fall. Fran

By: Judith

Judith — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:03:06 +0000

I like the combination you have happening in the Birthday Garden (appropriately named)…gives me ideas of what to add near my ‘Lady in Black’. Love the Colchicum ‘Lilac Wonder’ you have growing–that is missing from my garden. Oh, yes, many of us know how to take the most flattering photo of our gardens. In my case, I can never step too far back or everybody will see the mess I’ve left behind in the garden (tools, pots, weed piles, you name it…).

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:38:08 +0000

I think it is a lovely collection of pink flowers. Don’t change a thing!

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:56:24 +0000

Thank you all for your comments. When I planted that mum, I hadn’t ever seen it in flower. It went in the only available spot. The aster and the colchicums look good to my eye, and the aster and the mums also look good. But the colchicums and the mums–I wasn’t so sure.

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:30:08 +0000

Oh, Kathy – bet most garden bloggers have become skilled at cropping the photos to show the good stuff!

Although I’ve been trying to ditch most of the hot pink that former owners planted here, this combination of more subtle hues looks lovely in your garden. Having the colchicum flowers juxtaposed with the Nepeta foliage was an especially good idea.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: Zoey

Zoey — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:57:36 +0000

I like your monochromatic color scheme, too. I spotted those colchiums right away.

I’ve never heard of Aster â€˜Lady in Blackâ€™. It’s very pretty and as soon as I’m done commenting, I am going to look it up.

I think we all have become pros at taking flattering pictures. My garden always looks much better on the blog than in real life!

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:03:10 +0000

Dear Kathy,

Excellent color combo! I am known around here as a bit of a colorist. You got it totally right with the monochromatic scheme. Shades of the same soft pinks and purplish pinks together make for a lovely, restful, but full of glory scene.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:34:40 +0000

I’d love to have you stop by, but I must warn you, Kerri, I have gotten very good at taking flattering photos of my garden. This one was taken a an angle, so that the flowers are much closer to each other than they would appear if you stood facing the bed.

By: kerri

kerri — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:58:05 +0000

I love all these pinks together! I can see I’ll have to visit you some day and take a tour of your gardens!
I especially love the color of that mum.
The Colchicums are so pretty!
I read the post on the trumpet lilies and was impressed that you managed to succeed in growing them from seed. They’re beautiful!