We fell in love with Illumination-Orange trailing begonias....something that didn't fit in with our planned, (but somewhat ordinary), purple and white color scheme. The gardener on site held up the deep, velvety, purple of the petunias against the flaming orange of the begonias. "Fantastic!" was her response. Bill, a little unsure but willing to give up the traditional color scheme, went along with the new plan.
It was more difficult than we thought it would be. Trying to figure out how to garden in shady areas and sunny areas in the appropriate palettes nearly drove us crazy, but finally we did it. After several hours of planting, we had full flower beds and eye-popping colors in the front flower beds at Threads of Time.
The front of our building is now aglow with purples, salmons, and oranges. Funny, how the totally unexpected combinations give a powerful punch to the landscape.Gardening and quilting are very similar after all. Be bold. Be experimental. Blend colors and mix hues. You may be surprised by the fantastic display you produce. Visit our online store at http://www.threadsoftimefab.com/ to view the possibilities of gorgeous fabric in fabulous colors.
3 comments:
I stopped by the shop on Monday and saw your lovely plants. The colors do blend together very well. Isn't it amazing when we find colors that we would never have dreamed of putting side by side?
Stopped into the shop on Monday and saw your beautiful flowers. The colors are gorgeous! I love some of the new collections of fabrics you have in the shop now. Especially the new Eleanor Burns collection! Looking forward to the shop hop next week.
With my flowers and feeders my humming birds are really having a good time in my yard. So much weeding to do with all the rain. But if we didn't have the rain it would cost to keep them watered. I have been to the shop and it looks just great outside and inside. Just a good friend
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