Cultivating a Culture of Gardening™
Take a minute to observe in this picture how the owners of this home used the surrounding plants to echo and subdue the wine and bubblegum paint tones.
'Blackie' sweet potato vine, Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', White impatiens, 'Silver Falls' Dichondra - wonderful compliments to the Merlot/pink color of this home in Buffalo, NY.
posted by barbara wise @ 8:02 PM
"Gardening is not some sort of game by which one proves his superiority over others, nor is it a marketplace for the display of elegant things that others cannot afford. It is, on the contrary, a growing work of creation, endless in its changing elements. It is not a monument or an achievement, but a sort of traveling, a kind of pilgrimage you might say, often a bit grubby and sweaty though true pilgrims do not mind that. A garden is not a picture, but a language, which is of course the major art of life." Henry Mitchell "The Essential Earthman" I work as the Floriculture Director for Landscape Services, Inc. My job includes designing and planting semi-annually hundreds of annual beds containers and garden beds for commercial development, neighborhoods, and residents requesting our horticulture services. I love my job and the opportunity to bring beauty to our local communities. Most of all, I love introducing new plant material to the average gardener, and to helping them find success in their own gardens.
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They really have found planting combinations that tone down the colour on their house. I love the combination used in that planter and they're all plants that will survive here ... will have to try it!
How cozy looking!
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