The new daylilies “Daring Deception” go much better with the Heuchera “Caramel” than I envisioned but the hydrangeas “Let’s Dance, Moonlight” clash a bit. I thought I needed to add something; something neutral like a white would be the safe choice, but then I thought about small-flowered, warm-pink rose that needs to be moved and wondered what would happen if I just added more pink.
As I was mulling over the alternatives, a rescue plant, a geranium gift from Applefield Farms that they said needed some extra TLC started blossoming the way that it should and I realized it was the same color, if slightly less intense than the rose.
Hey, I can try this out with an annual, I thought.
I think I like it; and the next check will be after the daylilies are over; will that color just look out of place?
What do you think?
I’m liking it, Esther. Do you feed the hydrangea to get the colour? Maybe back off on that if you do?
Which shade of the hydrangea do you think goes well? Plenty of choice, eh? These are supposed to be pink hydrangeas. And I don’t do anything for color; might have given it a balanced fertilizer this spring; don’t remember. There are two big trees that anchor that bed, an ash and a pine; the one under the pine is much bluer. Just a function of the soil there, I’d say.