Since my garden here is so tiny, and since I enjoy color harmonies, I had every intention of sticking to pinks and blues and purples throughout my garden, but bulb packages can lie. The trouble is, I have a hard time being ruthless. Another Blotanical gardener, Jack from
Gardens at Waters East, compared it with a writer editing scrip. As a writer I am well aquainted with the trauma of having to cut out paragraphs and even chapters just because they don't quite fit in.
That's what happened in my garden today. Beautiful yellow and red striped tulips and even some plain yellow and some soft orange ones had to go.
I couldn't quite bring myself to remove all the yellows though. They do add a touch of sunshine to the overall scene.
I haven't tackled this part yet, so tell me, what would you do?
haha - I have a hard time sticking with my color schemes, so I've just decided from now on all my garden beds have a 'rainbow' scheme! I do think gardens that can stick with certain colors look beautiful. I just can't stop the impulse purchases! But if you can be ruthless, I would vote for getting rid of the red and orange and keeping the yellow. It really does compliment the purple. Good luck on your decision.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right.
ReplyDeleteWhy not just pick the offending colors and make bouquets for inside?
ReplyDeleteI, too, am one that likes the rainbow of colors. However, I agree with making bouquets out of the red and orange...and leaving the yellow in the garden. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYes, pick the colors you don't want for inside bouquets,that is if you can tolerate them there instead of the garden. Give it a little time to see if you want to re-write the script to include the intruders. If not, bundle them up and send them on their way to a loving home.
ReplyDeleteBarbara H.