That's a brilliant thread. As a new(-ish) gardener i started buying the plants i saw in magazines but they didn't quite looked the same plonked in the garden... They should say right plant, right place, right neighbours. I now play musical plants, trying to find the best spots.
Sorry no pictures, it's raining!
I have rose Darcey Bussell (deep raspberry red) with a blue geranium
rose Gertrude Jekyll (mid pink) with very dark aquilegia. I'm also planning to move a dark blue delphinium nearby
rose crown princess margareta (soft orange) with clematis warsaw nike (deep purple) that's where the lighter blue delphinium is going to go... Argh, i hate the mixed colour seed packets!
There are also a few self seeded annuals that seem to have found perfect partners. I'll try to save my own seed mixes.
I really like your tulips Yviestevie. I have orange, purple and really dark for the borders near the house and purple, pink and cream further away. As there isn't much in flower that time of year, i like to have the garden really colour coordinated late winter and spring. I relax a little bit in summer... Only a little bit... i've been pulling out all orange californian poppies who dare grow at the back ?. Cream ones only!
I've just realised I quoted and it didn't post my text! I have clematis westerplatte that I bought at Malvern, I love it. It's such a bright, rich colour. It'd be nice to put 2 in but it's in a container so I think one is enough.
I planned my whole garden around contrasting colours, I love how bright and colourful it is even in winter. I have heuchera citronelle next to berry smoothie and I love how good the yellow/lime and pinky purple look together.
I have some red roses to go in (im pulling my socks up) but cant think what would go well with them. I think Salvias are supposed to keep them healthy but im just thinking for a colour point of view. Any ideas? They are supposed to have a long flowering period.
i really like the pink and blue theme too B3. Took this picture last month. Baby blue of mysotis, pink bergenias and deeper blue of ceanothus. Enjoying reading everyone's favourites. Apologies if my photo dosent turn out properly. First time doing a photo from comfort of armchair while OH watches peaky blinders on catch up telly (can't bear to watch - too much violence)!
really like lords and ladies - can't remember proper name! I know lots aren't keen on it. But it cones up every year with the mysotis that's self seeded! I really like that together with some belllis daisies.
It's a website that collects pictures of professional gardens photographers. So anytime I want to reasearch about new combinations I have a look at that website and start to plan my border.
Anyway, my favourit combination is Rosa mutabilis chinensis and Cistus * purpureus...it absolutely makes me joyful!
This photo was last year when I had just planted Cosmos Chocamocha and behind it the yellow nepeta which I think is Govaniana or something like that. As summer progressed and both plants spread the cosmos looked really effective growing through the nepeta. I'm maybe a bit of a colour clasher freak though, I thought at the time when they were in full growth that they looked good together. I've been depending on both plants recreating the same this year but the nepeta unbudded as yet is big and the cosmos now shaded by it have only come up a couple of inches so far. Looks like I won't get both growing at full whack until autumn maybe. Or maybe not if the cosmos doesn't get a move on.
This is my cool corner where I like to sit because I'm not much good in a lot of heat. I don't know if you can clearly see what's in here. There are cream lillies just budding and I've just planted a couple of cream foxgloves to the right which you can't see. When the pink flowers on the Dicentra have gone it should be all cream and green. This bed is shaded by a large bamboo just off the picture to the right. The only colour will be middle right where you see the edge of an obelisk which has Rosa Grace which is yellow but not bright. I need to find something else which is quite subtle cream and not very showy to sit to the right of the rose which I planted the other day which is Glyndebourne which I'm hoping will fit in. I haven't a clue what other sort of green and cream plant I could fill about a 2 foot tall and 2 foot wide space. Any ideas would be very welcome. Also if anyone has a photo of Glyndebourne in bloom - I'd love to see if it looks as it does on photos I've already seen on the web and on the label.
a1154 wanted inspiration for something to plant with a red rose. I think that depends on the habit of the rose (climber, shrub rose, hybrid tea etc) and the colour of red. Also on the style of garden. Silvery foliage can look good, eg lavender (with white flowers, maybe) or artemisia.
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That's a brilliant thread. As a new(-ish) gardener i started buying the plants i saw in magazines but they didn't quite looked the same plonked in the garden... They should say right plant, right place, right neighbours. I now play musical plants, trying to find the best spots.
Sorry no pictures, it's raining!
I have rose Darcey Bussell (deep raspberry red) with a blue geranium
rose Gertrude Jekyll (mid pink) with very dark aquilegia. I'm also planning to move a dark blue delphinium nearby
rose crown princess margareta (soft orange) with clematis warsaw nike (deep purple) that's where the lighter blue delphinium is going to go... Argh, i hate the mixed colour seed packets!
There are also a few self seeded annuals that seem to have found perfect partners. I'll try to save my own seed mixes.
I really like your tulips Yviestevie. I have orange, purple and really dark for the borders near the house and purple, pink and cream further away. As there isn't much in flower that time of year, i like to have the garden really colour coordinated late winter and spring. I relax a little bit in summer... Only a little bit... i've been pulling out all orange californian poppies who dare grow at the back ?. Cream ones only!
I've just realised I quoted and it didn't post my text! I have clematis westerplatte that I bought at Malvern, I love it. It's such a bright, rich colour. It'd be nice to put 2 in but it's in a container so I think one is enough.
I planned my whole garden around contrasting colours, I love how bright and colourful it is even in winter. I have heuchera citronelle next to berry smoothie and I love how good the yellow/lime and pinky purple look together.
I have some red roses to go in (im pulling my socks up) but cant think what would go well with them. I think Salvias are supposed to keep them healthy but im just thinking for a colour point of view. Any ideas? They are supposed to have a long flowering period.
Red roses and......??
i really like the pink and blue theme too B3. Took this picture last month. Baby blue of mysotis, pink bergenias and deeper blue of ceanothus. Enjoying reading everyone's favourites. Apologies if my photo dosent turn out properly. First time doing a photo from comfort of armchair while OH watches peaky blinders on catch up telly (can't bear to watch - too much violence)!
really like lords and ladies - can't remember proper name! I know lots aren't keen on it. But it cones up every year with the mysotis that's self seeded! I really like that together with some belllis daisies.
I use a 'trick' to find inspiration for new combinations: the website http://www.gapphotos.com/
It's a website that collects pictures of professional gardens photographers. So anytime I want to reasearch about new combinations I have a look at that website and start to plan my border.
Anyway, my favourit combination is Rosa mutabilis chinensis and Cistus * purpureus...it absolutely makes me joyful!
This photo was last year when I had just planted Cosmos Chocamocha and behind it the yellow nepeta which I think is Govaniana or something like that. As summer progressed and both plants spread the cosmos looked really effective growing through the nepeta. I'm maybe a bit of a colour clasher freak though, I thought at the time when they were in full growth that they looked good together. I've been depending on both plants recreating the same this year but the nepeta unbudded as yet is big and the cosmos now shaded by it have only come up a couple of inches so far. Looks like I won't get both growing at full whack until autumn maybe. Or maybe not if the cosmos doesn't get a move on.
This is my cool corner where I like to sit because I'm not much good in a lot of heat. I don't know if you can clearly see what's in here. There are cream lillies just budding and I've just planted a couple of cream foxgloves to the right which you can't see. When the pink flowers on the Dicentra have gone it should be all cream and green. This bed is shaded by a large bamboo just off the picture to the right. The only colour will be middle right where you see the edge of an obelisk which has Rosa Grace which is yellow but not bright. I need to find something else which is quite subtle cream and not very showy to sit to the right of the rose which I planted the other day which is Glyndebourne which I'm hoping will fit in. I haven't a clue what other sort of green and cream plant I could fill about a 2 foot tall and 2 foot wide space. Any ideas would be very welcome. Also if anyone has a photo of Glyndebourne in bloom - I'd love to see if it looks as it does on photos I've already seen on the web and on the label.
Geranium 'johnson's Blue' and siserinchium are both in bloom
a1154 wanted inspiration for something to plant with a red rose. I think that depends on the habit of the rose (climber, shrub rose, hybrid tea etc) and the colour of red. Also on the style of garden. Silvery foliage can look good, eg lavender (with white flowers, maybe) or artemisia.