So beautiful!

It is what it is…a dandy sight.

tj

Made me smile. Thanks for sharing.

Lovely colors!

Love it! But if there's some hidden message, I'm not picking up on it, lol!

Just gorgeous! We’ll need to see this picture again in about three months to help us get through the next three!

nickel_kg, the hidden message is entirely up to the individual viewer.

@KW It won't look like this in three months.

Lovely photo!

Too bad they took away the 'like' button on the original posting...........

Some people still see a like button for the post. I see notifications for that. There is no other trace of that feature that I ever see.

Beautiful!

@Christopher CNC Yes, right that those gorgeous flowers won’t look like this in 3 months - that’s why we’ll need to see this pictire again then! In case it’s not obvious, living in the moment isn’t one of my strong points - too easy to worry about the future. I was just reminded winter is approaching as we, here in Vancouver, WA , just had over 2.5” of rain in less than 24 hours over weekend. We needed it after one of the dryest summers on record & a reord setting heat wave but holy cow! It’s sunny & low 70’s today & shooting for 80 tomorrow. Wet winter approaching though - no more flowers….

We are scheduled for three days of hurricane remnants last I looked, quantities unknown, followed by lows in the 40's. The change is underway. Vancouver, WA. Have you found Phillip Oliver's blog Dirt Therapy? You could be neighbors and his garden is amazing.

@Christopher CNC - I had not seen Phillip Oliver’s blog so I thank you so very much! I am just taking a moment from reading through the postings & drooling over his pictures. From the sheer number of plants he has, I doubt he’s my neighbor but Vancouver is really an overgrown small town so he can’t be far! I see he hails from Alabama so he’s made quite a geographic change. His most recent post remarks on the rain we had too! I do track those tropical storms & hurricanes because I have family in Tampa St Pete area.

Chris, a bit off topic but may be of interest. Have you been following the recent announcements from A&T about "growing truffles in Warren County, NC?". You may be located in the general area suitable for truffle growing. Worth a bit of investigating.

Nandina i have read about growing truffles in NC a couple times. I don't have the alkaline soil they want and the common host, Hazelnut, Corylus sp., while native is susceptible to a deadly blight. Morels grow wild here and growing other edible mushrooms on inoculated logs is very doable in my climate.

Chris, I encourage you to follow the topic subject I posted above about truffles.. Brand new info. White truffles are producing well grown on the roots of loblolly pine in the Warren County area.

Nandina I just read an article about the success with truffles in Warren County with pine. My land is much better suited to another high value crop these parts are known for. I have been harvesting and planting seed for the last fourteen years. I plan to be exporting my American grown product to China to supplement my meager gubmint check in my decrepitude. This is much cheaper and easier to do and doesn't involve a hound dog.

Colour Clash?

What colors do you see?

I'm no expert when it comes to colour, but thinking a "Neutral" element: white

Got that covered in this planting with white, fall blooming Japanese anemone and Montauk Daisy. They just aren't in the picture. The Hydrangea paniculata was formerly white. The bright pink (white center) and yellow perennial mums opening now might cause some other kind color clash. There will be no red/orange until the leaves turn.

How about this color combo? Better?

There are no color clashes in nature.....everything goes together.

That's pretty much how I feel about flower color in the garden, except red and orange get on my nerves a little - with an exception for the fall. I don't use those colors in flowers much. So says the man with orange 'Marigold' interior walls,

Christopher, my blood pressure goes down every time I see pix of your place - I swear :-)

I have pills for that.

Christopher..love your garden..thanks for sharing..

Fantastic!

That picture at the top is gorgeous, no neutrals needed !

i prefer the clash to the pastel palette.

There's room for both. A steady diet of intense colors would get on my nerves.

It's good for the eyes to rest sometimes.