Cindi, I got a chuckle from your planting joke. The other day I planted rose Kimono next to Geisha. Seemed like they might just belong together, even though I doubt that anyone will ever look at them and get the joke.
I do think Burgundy Iceberg looks great with artemesia.
And what's a garden without lamb's ears? It's serving as an edging plant for one of my beds. It's essentially evergreen here and it's pretty tolerant of drought. I love the texture and color it brings to the garden. So far I've been happy that it doubles in size every year. I keep dividing it; but it keeps multiplying! In ten more years I won't even need to have any other plants in the garden. I'll be up to my ears...
It's funny how sometimes a strong yellow color will just clash with a softer tone. I once planted rudbeckia Goldsturm near an apricot hollyhock. I was delighted with the way each looked individually in bloom, but the two together almost made me run screaming from the garden.
Toni, that's a nice shot of Rise 'n' Shine. Mine have not yet started thinking about making buds.
