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Color kismet - bloom times

May 23, 2009 degraafassoc
rose 'the prince' and Lathyrus 'cupani'1

rose 'the prince' and Lathyrus 'cupani'1

A quick thought today - more color kismet.I currently have 'Cupani' Sweet Peas and Rosa 'The Prince' (an english rose from the David Austin Collection) in bloom.  Every year their seasons coincide and I have the luxury of picking these sweet smelling gorgeous things for the inside.Sometimes being matchy-matchy is kinda nice.  One hopes that planting palettes don't come off too saccharine, like a Valentine's Day card.  But allowing for some plants to really coordinate with each other in hue, saturation, and value can pay off big.  I love that this happens for me every May, but I also appreciate the mix of other perennials as they join in - usually right when the sweet peas are done - and the sweet peas bloom after the bearded irises, and......

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