Here are a few combinations of spring flowers and emerging perennial foliage that I'm enjoying in my garden on this early April day. My favorite at the moment are these
yellow tulips with golden
Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny), which both harmonize with the yellow-green new growth of nearby
Picea abies (Dwarf Alberta Spruce). (Some yellow dandelions are joining in the fun as well - I never see weeds until I take a picture!)
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| Yellow tulips, lysimachia, picea |
I also like the lavender flowers of this
spotted lamium with the burgundy emerging foliage of
astilbe:
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| Lamium 'Orchid Frost' with Astilbe 'Visions in Red' |
The blue color of the
hyacinth flowers makes a nice contrast with the creamy markings on
Heuchera 'Snow Angel'. (The rabbits are eating the heuchera, unfortunately... but I still like this combo.)
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| Hyacinth 'Blue Jacket' with Heuchera 'Snow Angel' |
Finally, I like how the bright red of these double
tulips looks with the burgundy new growth on the
tree peony in the background:
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| Tulip 'Abba' with tree peony |
I am catching up on some blogging today, and I enjoyed reading your last few posts! All the beautiful spring flowers are great to see. i love your tulips! Also your serviceberry tree in your previous post is stunning! I have two young serviceberry trees, and i hope someday they will bloom like yours!
ReplyDeleteI love the yellow tulips with the creeping jenny! Very nice combination. Your garden is a bit ahead of mine, with our tulips just peeking out their color today. It is so unusually dry for April!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a nice holiday weekend!
Julie
All my faves are there. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like those combinations, too. I am so tickled it is gardening season! We have a frost warning for tonight. I hope things are OK. I need to look up at what point it may be helpful to turn the sprinkler on to wash the frost off.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteYour tulips "Abba" so nice, I like this color.
Those tulips are just lovely...especially the yellow ones...how they brighten the area...
ReplyDeleteI love the colour echoing that you have going on.
ReplyDeleteThe Lamium is very nice. I have a similar variety called 'Beacon Silver'. I love Lamium. I don't understand why it isn't used more often.
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