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| Agapanthus Twister |
I am delighted that many of you are avid gardeners including in southern zones, since I am new to gardening in a tropical zone. I am very picky when it comes to color in the garden. I love a garden that is largely green with a palette of white, pink, and blue. I love black in the garden as well. I am not drawn to yellow, orange, purple, or red in general. I use the same colors in my garden that I do in my house, and feel your garden and home should work together.
I love blue and white in the garden in the form of blue and white Chinese garden stools, fishbowls, planters, and ginger jars. As you may recall, at my front entrance I have a pair of blue and white Chinese garden stools, a pair of blue and white fishbowls, and a blue and white umbrella stand with navy and white striped umbrellas. I mentioned a while back that I planned to plant the beds on either side approaching the front door with agapanthus. I happened upon "Twister" and fell in love. A white agapanthus with lovely blue throats. So perfect. I love the idea of blue and white plants in the garden - I must find more now!
I plan on ordering them today. Everything I have planted so far is doing beautifully - foxtail ferns, African iris, bromeliads, gardenias, eugenia, elephant ears, duranta, brugmansias, succulents, and palms. Still on my list are camellias.
Looking forward to photos of your garden and yard!
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DeleteAren't those LOVELY???!!!!!!! Can't wait to see them in place!!!
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DeleteIt's beautiful. I love a lush green garden too, and white, blue and pinks would be my favorites also. You may have already posted this, but would you consider roses in your garden? I have a fabulous rose in the mid-pink range that is a repeat bloomer, very fragrant, grows to about eight feet, (sometimes taller), and produces huge pink blossoms, similar to Peonies. It's a David Austin rose called "Brother Cadfael". I live in northern CA though, not in FL, and I do not know what it's one requirements are.
ReplyDeleteI love David Austin roses and had a huge border of them in Virginia. HOWEVER, one has to be a real rose lover to deal with roses in South Florida. The heat and humidity makes them quite disease and insect prone - I was at Lowe's Friday and they had a new shipment of roses and they already looked horrible. I want things that love it here, not things I have to baby. And I do not want anything here that requires pesticides.
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