I think that's why I don't like blue Dove. It doesn't suit our climate up here very well. It needs careful choice. Reddish purples are better. Beautiful in the right area, as you say.
Grey foliaged plants can be tricky here too. Too much grey sky
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
How many times have you seen people return from holidays in the Med and paint their front door or their kitchen walls that wonderful Mediterranean Blue, only to be disappointed because the sun only shines on it a few days of the year, and the rest of the year it looks dull?
It's why turquoise jewellery is seen so much around the Med and in the smart shops in Cornwall and Spain, and in Australian coastal areas too - bright sunlight makes it look wonderful - especially when worn with white - but it's summer jewellery, rarely worn successfully in a British winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Rather controversially , I'd be inclined to leave it unpainted. Pressure wash it when it looks grubby and leave it at that.
Painted walls look great when they're just done, but they fade, they eventaully go a bit green and when you try to freshen them up, they start to flake.
Dry climates are wonderful for painted walls, Wet Devon does not agree with them. If you get 3 years on a painted outside before it starts to look grubby, you've done well. OH does our house every other year,( but he's OCD fussy)
For someone who goes to such lengths to associate the right plants together, taking form, texture and colour into consideration, I'm really surprised that you said that
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I think that's why I don't like blue Dove. It doesn't suit our climate up here very well. It needs careful choice. Reddish purples are better. Beautiful in the right area, as you say.
Grey foliaged plants can be tricky here too. Too much grey sky
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
How many times have you seen people return from holidays in the Med and paint their front door or their kitchen walls that wonderful Mediterranean Blue, only to be disappointed because the sun only shines on it a few days of the year, and the rest of the year it looks dull?
It's why turquoise jewellery is seen so much around the Med and in the smart shops in Cornwall and Spain, and in Australian coastal areas too - bright sunlight makes it look wonderful - especially when worn with white - but it's summer jewellery, rarely worn successfully in a British winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry Verdun but I'm in the anti blue camp.
As I drive around on wet , grey days, pale blue houses shout out because they just don't look right.
As Dove says, in bright sunny weather they're great, but on a dreech February morning. Nope.
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Rather controversially , I'd be inclined to leave it unpainted. Pressure wash it when it looks grubby and leave it at that.
Painted walls look great when they're just done, but they fade, they eventaully go a bit green and when you try to freshen them up, they start to flake.
I know what you're saying Hosta
It's why I suggested Little Green masonry paint - it contains anti-fungal stuff and stays looking good for years.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dry climates are wonderful for painted walls, Wet Devon does not agree with them. If you get 3 years on a painted outside before it starts to look grubby, you've done well. OH does our house every other year,( but he's OCD fussy)
For someone who goes to such lengths to associate the right plants together, taking form, texture and colour into consideration, I'm really surprised that you said that
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I slightly agree with Hosta on this - for me the standout thing to address is the oil tank!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...