Re: changing taste and age

Gene...one thing I have found that adds zing without detracting from softer 
 hues here and about is using a strong yellow, but not often, just a dash 
here  and maybe way over there. It seems to lead my eye to a different area 
but  doesn't ever seem to clash. One of the yellows I like is Hypericum 
patulatum  'Hidcote' which can take some shade and still flower nicely from June 
through  August and has lovely pods about now which are a dark pinky-red but 
are not  apparent from a distanace...love the oval leaves and slightly 
arching to the  branches. Another real zinger is Asclepias 'Hello Yellow' but it 
needs more  sun...so heart-skipping when a brilliant solid yellow butterfly 
lands on  one. It's wonderful that you now can clearly see the gardens and 
the fruits of  your labor!
 
Joanie Anderson
35 mi. north of Chicago
z.5a
 
 
In a message dated 9/9/2009 7:30:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
genebush@netsurfusa.net writes:

Well,  Cheryl,
`It would seem I am working the opposite of you...my  color
preferences has always been for the softer side and a gradual  blending.
Harmony above eye-pop. Foliage has always had preference for my  gardens are
in shade. Traditional backbone, all that. Now I am beginning to  want more
color... and that is in spite of having cataracts removed in both  eyes back
in March of this year. Everything was so suddenly clear and  intense it hurt
my eyes to look for a month or so. Thinks settled down a  bit and I am still
thinking "I need more color". More drama in  textures.
Perhaps I just need some excitement in my  life;-)

Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery &  Gardens,LLC
www.munchkinnursery.com
Garden Writer - Photographer -   Lecturer



-----Original Message-----
From:  owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
Behalf
Of  Cheryl 
Gene,
as I get older, I find I want more structure - more things  to look at 
in winter, even if it is only the outline of the shrubs and  grasses. 
I also seem to crave contrast - variegation, different color  leaves 
(which I think leads to my growing collection of hosta and  huechera) 
and flower shape.

Strangely, at the same time, subtle  flowers are more attractive than 
the ones that shout. I like being invited  in to notice extra petals, 
gradual color shifts and twisting  petals.

Cheryl

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