Rhapsody in Pink
June 03, 2007
Echinacea purpurea
For anyone who’s in the mood for pink today, as I was—pink power!
Echinacea , ‘Powis Castle’ artemesia, Salvia greggii, ‘Belinda’s Dream’ rose, and spineless prickly pear
‘Belinda’s Dream’ resting on the fence
Crowd of echinaceas
Imperfect ‘Carefree Beauty’ rose
Artemesia with purple coneflower and Mexican shrub daisy (Euryops)
‘Belinda’s Dream’
‘Belinda’s Dream’ and vitex
Pavonia, or rock rose
Another ‘Belinda’s Dream’
Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens )
‘Best of Friends’ daylilies greeting the sun
That’s my Rhapsody in Pink. What colors in your garden are making you sing?
Love all your pinks! I posted pinks last week for Green Thumb Sunday. Your pictures are beautiful!
Thanks for visiting, Jean. Your pinks look beautiful too. Pink power! —Pam
Pam, your echinacea look brilliant and your photographs of them are beautiful. I love this plant and hope to grow some in my front garden this coming spring. If they’re half as good as yours I’ll be happy with my efforts.
Thanks, Stuart. Echinacea are very easy to grow here in Austin. I hope they’ll do well for you in Australia too. How many months until spring comes Down Under? —Pam
I love that daylily! I’m a daylily fanatic. My first will be opening soon, but July is the real show here.
Thanks, Piana Nanna. By July, my daylilies will be finishing up. I look forward to enjoying yours then. —Pam
I think you have the corner on pink, Pam, wow! I’m not familiar with rock rose, that’s a pretty little thing. Kind of looks like a flat-faced hibiscus. Your roses are lovely, and that charming dovecote is to die for.
I don’t know how I ended up with so much pink, Lost Roses. Somehow it just happened. On some days it feels like too much, but today it seemed just right. 😉
The rock rose is Pavonia lasiopetala , and it is related to the hibiscus, I believe. The flowers open in the morning and close up by mid-afternoon. —Pam
Pam: I can smell that rose! Love the pink but I have quite a bit of purple blooming right now in the garden. Pink peonies just opening and, I hope, more pink to come! Pink and silver are great together aren’t they?
Yes, pink and silver make a great combo, as do purple and silver. —Pam
I’m always trying to grow more blue flowers, but I have a soft spot for pink–some pink roses, pink dianthus, pink phlox, pink zinnias, etc.
Ah, the sought-after blue. I’ve been adding a lot of red in my back garden, but pink is king (or would that be queen?) in the front garden right now. —Pam
What a feast of color and texture! Stunning images! Thank you…
Thanks for stopping by, David. I appreciate your nice words. I’ve gotten so much enjoyment out of your photos since I discovered your blog. —Pam
Wow! Outstanding shots of some beautiful pink things! Don’t you love Belinda’s Dream? Such an uncomplaining bloom machine!
Yes, I do love Belinda’s Dream, with those big, fat flowers that smell so wonderful. Thanks for visiting. —Pam
I already love echinacea, but now I’m in love with ‘Belinda’s Dream’ too! Gorgeous, as always 🙂
Yes, she’s a beauty. Thanks for commenting, Colleen. —Pam
Gosh, I’m always trying to avoid pinks but I just love your pictures and it makes me reconsider. I’m loving purple and yellow this season. Although, just being in this garden during the first year is an adventure as I have to watch things come up that were planted before we were here and see what surprise is in store for me.
I often hear people say they avoid pinks, but I sure do like them. And I think they look especially lovely with purples and yellows, so you’ve got the perfect mix to add a few pinks into. 😉 —Pam
Belinda’s Dream looks quite lovely in your photos, Pam – not strident at all, and the fragrance would be a definite plus! Everything has a happy June look to it.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Yes, this is quite a lovely June so far, isn’t it? So wet and relatively cool—though that may be about to change. —Pam
Oh, all that pink makes me feel so good! All the photos are beautiful, but I particularly love the crowd of echinaceas and the last Belinda’s dream.
Pink is definitely a feel-good color, whether hot pink or pale blush. Thanks for commenting, Anna Maria. —Pam
Pink rules! Love the echinacea and the roses of course. Some people are afraid to use pink in the garden. Glad to see that you’re not one of them! 😉
Pink is great . . . and so are all the other colors! What I want more of right now, though, is sunny yellow. —Pam
Yellow has been dominating my garden so when I went to a perennial nursery over the weekend, I forced myself to only buy pink flowers!
Too bad we can’t trade a few! —Pam
Your photography is amazing.
thank you for publishing this blog.
Thanks, Mandy, and thanks for dropping by. —Pam
Wow, you have a lot of pinks but no pinks? 😉 Really beautiful collection of flowers. The ‘Best of Friends’ daylily is such a beaut! quite spectacular.
Hi, Ki. Nope, I don’t have any dianthus. I probably should try it someday. —Pam
So pretty! I love pink! Those pink roses with the chaste tree are just beautiful! I can’t *wait* to dig in and get my pink & blue romantic garden going. It’s still cold and raining here and it’s just taking forEVER to get here! 🙂
Thanks so much for participating in the pink challenge, by the way! I’m getting such a kick out of seeing what people have put up!
~Angela 🙂
I’ll bet you are ready to plant your new garden. Happy digging, Angela. —Pam
YOU ARE ONE TALENTED GAL!
GORGEOUS! JUST GORGEOUS!
yes I was yelling, its so exciting to have photos that you can tell get your blood pumping, these just did it for me. Im in Washignton state and its just been horrible grey wet rainy dark and gloomy for waaaay to long. I cannot wait to get outside, Suppose to be nice for 3 days starting tomorrow.
Your garden is ROCKIN- for sure, girl. 5stars..
Lisa
coastal nest
Wow, thanks, Lisa! I’m thrilled that you enjoyed my “pink” photos, and I hope you’re having some glorious weather yourself now. Enjoy! —Pam