Viewing post #901564 by Brinybay

dyzzypyxxy said:There are some sort of mauve-y roses, and many very dark reds but so far I don't think roses actually come in purple.

People do plant clematis as a companion plant to roses, though. They sort of climb through the rose branches and it makes a beautiful display. There are many stunning purple clematis, including Jackmanii, an old classic and her many progeny.

Here's a nice article c/w pictures:
http://garden.org/ideas/view/z...

That's an interesting idea. As a matter of fact, we have some purple clematis growing in the back. Is it possible to get a split from these? I noticed it's hard to find where the stems go into the ground.

I changed the location of the azaleas to the front garden where I think they'll like it better, more shade there. I swapped locations of one of them with the Blue Russian Sage that's supposed to be getting full sun. I also wetted the dry dirt in the old location, spread some compost over it and tilled it in with a garden weasel, then wetted it again.