RE: Re: color coordinating

Hmmm- that is true about the white centrantrus.  I have the regular pink
color in the back yard and love it.  Mine's a bit tall, but also get some
shade from a nearby tree.
Oh, in case you were wondering, only the front of the house is brick.
Theresa

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Kitty
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 5:24 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] Re: color coordinating


I guess a lot depends on how "Spectrumly Correct" we feel compelled to
be. My house has a brick trim from top to bottom on one side, about a
third of the front, in sort of a lgt brown-orange spice-black blend. The
previous owners installed yellow siding that looked nearly chartreuse,
white trim and brick-red painted accents. Ugh-o-mundo! I painted the
house tan with chocolate brown trim and spice-orange accents to make the
brick color work.


However, when it comes to plants, I don't color-coordinate. I love pinks
and blues. But I also like salmon which works with the house. I agree
it's a good idea to have pleasing color combinations, but they simply
don't rule around here.


And BTW, the Centranthus ruber, Bonnie mentioned also comes in C.r.var.
alba - white. I think hers is white. Might look good against a brick
background.


Kitty

-------Original Message-------
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
Sent: 05/07/03 08:52 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas

>
> Theresa - I'm just lucky - white house/green trim  and chain link fences -
everything "goes" w/ that!!
 Pam

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 6 May 2003 20:25:46 -0700

>I have one that is more than 3 ft now- and it's the wrong color ( sorry
all
>of you color nondisciminating types)  Pink looks horrible next to my
brick.
>Thanks for thinking of ideas for me though!
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Bonnie & Bill Morgan
>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:57 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas
>
>
>How about centrathus ruber?  (It is only supposed to grow about 3' tall.
>Mine at 7' last year was just an aberration, I'm sure.)
>
>Blessings,
>
>Bonnie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
>Of Theresa- yahoo
>Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:19 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas
>
>Ok- got any suggestions that are a max of 2-3 feet tall?  I dug up the
>yellow callas, one had already rotted through. Moved the other- seems
like
>it might have a prayer of surviving.
>
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of cathy carpenter
>Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 2:42 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas
>
>
>But that is exactly the environment for "marginal plants" they have
>adapted to conditions where the water level shifts dramatically through
>the year. Of course, I'm not saying that they could go from submerged
>to desert, but there are environments that undergo swings from
>inundation to relatively dry.
>Cathy
>
>On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 09:36 AM, Theresa- yahoo wrote:
>
>> Well- I haven't tried bog plants because I can't see water standing,
>> it's
>> just kind of mucky.  Also, I was afraid that once summer really comes
>> it
>> might dry out too much and then they'd die too.  Maybe I should just
>> doa
>> ground cover of some sort this year just to cover up the dirt and then
>> watch
>> the wet factor.
>>
>> Theresa
>
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Kemp TX/zone 8A



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