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May 26, 2013 9:08 PM CST
Name: aka GardenQuilts
Pocono Mountains, PA
Do you grow Ebb Tide Toni? That one always catches my eye.

I added your hardiest purples to my list so that I can keep an eye out for them. Maybe I'll get lucky and find healthy ones.

In the meantime, I should be happy with the lavender and purple clematis and morning glories. (Star of Yelta purple morning glories were the first seeds I planted here. Grumpypants surprised me with trellises and seeds the first spring I lived here. I was in lots of pain from an auto accident and not able to do much gardening, but the purple morning glories come back every year. I popped some seedlings in a hanging pot to bring along. I have seeds saved as well.)

Recently, I have become interested in the Japanese morning glories - I. nil. They come in all sorts of wonderful colors.

I like dark purple accents with my warm pink/peach/coral roses. With yellow roses, I like blue and/or lavender and white.

I am looking forward to recombining my plants in new color groups. It makes digging everything up less of a chore.

My favorite current combo is Carefree Celebration and Johnson's Blue cranesbill geranium. I am keeping those together in my next garden.

A new combo that I am considering is bubblegum pink and golden yellow. I was inspired by my Tree peonies and Jens Munk. I like the golden yellow centers against the bright pink petals. There are tons of yellow annuals that could complement Jens Munk, William Baffin (with its trellis companion Rubromarginata clematis) and Roseberry Blanket (the only groundcover rose I have that behaves itself).

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