Thankyou sotongeoff - quite inspirational! I'd forgotten about some of those - and I can picture them fitting in perfectly with some planting schemes.
(Perhaps we should have a colour-driven photo thread? Mind you - I'm still struggling to find ways of posting photos. I did have a photobucket account - but a change of laptops and a falling-into-disuse has made that route hard. Technophobe? Moi?)
But you're a chap, Geoff, and everyone knows that men don't do nimby-pimby pinks and pastels. Now - Monty is a case in point. He clearly loves his Jewel Garden of bright colours, and it does look stunning. But I get the impression that he's none too keen on pink for some reason or another.
btw bold, clashing (almost) reds, yellows and oranges can be stunning. Trouble is, they are the palette of late summer/early autumn, I think, and I want some - well, lots of - summer before all that!
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Alkanet? In full flower at this time of year, as discussed elsethread.
There aren't many blue flowers to pick from
http://garden-photos-com.photoshelter.com/gallery/Blue-Flowers-Plants-Stock-Photos/G0000mwORcfAukJ8
Thankyou sotongeoff - quite inspirational! I'd forgotten about some of those - and I can picture them fitting in perfectly with some planting schemes.
(Perhaps we should have a colour-driven photo thread? Mind you - I'm still struggling to find ways of posting photos. I did have a photobucket account - but a change of laptops and a falling-into-disuse has made that route hard. Technophobe? Moi?
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I would go for all the in your face garish reds and yellows and others would go for the pastelly blue pinks and whites
But you're a chap, Geoff, and everyone knows that men don't do nimby-pimby pinks and pastels.
Now - Monty is a case in point. He clearly loves his Jewel Garden of bright colours, and it does look stunning. But I get the impression that he's none too keen on pink for some reason or another.
btw bold, clashing (almost) reds, yellows and oranges can be stunning. Trouble is, they are the palette of late summer/early autumn, I think, and I want some - well, lots of - summer before all that!
I'm sorry it has taken this long to upload this pic.
My apologies!
Isn't that green alkanet?-if so Shrinking Violet wins the lollipop
Hang on a minute - hold your horses - I want a steward's enquiry.....
We woz all misled with the "blue". Now it turns out it's "green".
I want my bet back
You need to read the t&c's-no refunds-have a lollipop-