It's That Time of Year
Plants at My Front Door
Last year I had a rather autocratic message from the UK suggesting that my love of limey, gold and chartreuse plants could lead me down the path to "brassy" tastelessness.
I bristled at this, but tried to ascertain whether this was a fair comment. My critic, perhaps had not taken into account that I live in a completely different environment from her, and that the quality of light and extremes of climate affect our reaction to colour in a different way.
In our hot, humid summers and brilliant sunshine, I find that these yellow/greens are actually cooling and rather than being strident, are very subdued and complimentary to other colours in the garden.
Well, judge for yourself. I'm showing here an arrangement of plants at my front door, which I find very pleasing, A cooling vignette in the last few days of a very hot summer.
Plants at my front door.
Durantia, Angelonia 'Purple Stripe' and purple Callibrachoa.
Coleus 'Fishnet Stockings...
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As you know, we've had some sudden chilly weather lately, and I was protecting some of the Hellebores that have had their old leaves removed ( probably prematurely).
Interestingly, one of the Hellebores is a new hybrid called 'Jade Tiger' which for the last two years has started to bloom early and ends up being damages by frost. It would be interesting to know it's parentage, as perhaps one of them might be a little less than hardy in these parts.
Interesting comment on "Jade Tiger"'s possible provenance.
I see we are going down to 0c tonight, I'd better get out and cover up those hellebores!
I see you are a fan of the O'Byrne Helleborus as well! I too have 'Jade Tiger' and had mine bloom last Fall! I noticed this morning that another within the 'Winter Jewel' series, 'Cotton Candy' has two fat buds. Interesting to learn JT's parentage.
Yes I'm a fan of the Winter Jewels, in fact ,at our Hellebore sale last year, they made up the larger part of our stock.
I haven't been able to find 'Jade Star', but maybe it will be available this year. Also, I'd like to find some H. torquatus.