Lovely red colors! It is amazing how much climate can do, my Jude never really had that red tint, he sort of turned from green to some yellow-brownish (he did not defoliate completely yet). My MAC is still green though, just looks a bit more floppy than yours. :)

Tiara is beautiful and its a joy to see such a gorgeous bloom first thing this morning. Its sunny here today and the temp is supposed to be 60. I was planning to work in the yard today but my 16 year old got up with a fever of 101.6 and I'm trying to cough up a lung so something tells me we'll be going to the Immediate Care clinic. Strep is going around his school. Yuk. As always your pictures are beautiful and always a joy to wake up to. Thanks Lucy.

Nice work, espcially for your first year! Your pale lemon daisy looks like Argyranthemum frutescens which might well be perennial in your climate. You can increase it by cuttings. They come in white and pink too. A similar yellow daisy, with darker yellow flowers, is Euryops which is smothered in flowers all through winter in mild climates. I'm sure it would work for you. This photo was taken on January 2nd 2010 in Cornwall (far SW of England).

I love powder rooms in deep colors - as patricia said, richer and more important. I am having a little problem with the reds as you have posted them, with your countertop. What color is the counter in the room? I think you need a much richer, jewel-toned color in there, whether it be red or green or blue or purple. What is the accent color you will have in your furnishings - do a deep tone of that. Or, what is a color you love in small doses, but wouldn't use in a large space?