Purple cottage garden

Purple is possibly the most intriguing color in the garden. Because it is both hot and cold it works well with so many other colors in the garden. My new garde

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Purple draws the eye, focusing attention on its deep, rich warmth.Here are nine purple palettes to add courage, power, and warmth to a garden.

Dramatic and versatile, perennial Salvias are wonderful plants to enjoy over a long season of interest. Blooming in shades of blue, violet, pink or white, they usually peak in late spring or early summer but may continue to produce new blooms through summer and in fall. Fragrant, they are combined with other aromatic plants in this mixed border

Isn't this a very desirable coastal cottage garden? Most impressionist painters would have surely fallen for it! Created by Rhadiante Van De Voorde Elemental Design Group, we note the charming casual mix of colors and textures: the long-lasting pinkish blooms of the Beeblossom, the vibrant purple Mexican Bush Sage and the silver, velvety Lamb's Ears. And we cannot help but admire the nice touch brought by the blue picket fence, which echoes the roof trim, and happily marries the garden to…

So lovely. Clive Nichols photograph at Ulting Wick Garden in the heart of rural Essex UK. The tulips above are from his Instagram.

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