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RE: changing taste and age

I suspect I am craving harmony in the garden - something to soothe my spirit.
C


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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