Yes, purple is the answer if you love the colors of green metalic bees against fall blooming aster.
or, how gentle plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' looks in a shady nook.
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And, certainly yes, it's the answer for a spring wildflower you discover blooming in the middle of a drought.
Of course, purple is the answer to long bloom when you add a morning glory to a container that greets you ever day.
Some colors are more perfect than others. Purple may be one of them~I've painted chairs, a tuteur and a fence a deep rich velvet purple. So would you be surprised to discover that more purple has been added to the gardens of Clay and Limestone?
Bear with me please~and have a seat on the Waiting Bench.
The Waiting Bench is where I sit waiting for butterflies to visit the Susans or contemplate garden changes. It's where I wait on mosquito less days for visiting friends or pause to rest. A gardening friend with a poetic nature christened it such...and the name stuck and grew to include the wild garden behind it. I love the 'new' bench. It invites visitors and gardener to sit and enjoy the garden. It's a good focal point. The rich brown echoed the columns on the carport and the house. In a garden with a lot going on, the brown looked lovely all year long.
Alas, poor Bench, has lost his zing to a brutal summer sun and heavy rains earlier this summer. He needed a face lift...
In this case, purple is the answer, when the question is~ "What can give my garden pizazz?"
Gail
