Color study (red + silver plant pairings)
Current temp: 56° F @ 8:11am PST | High/Low: 65°/53° – Cloudy today with no rain in the forecast, but let’s be honest, it’s rounding the bend into late October in the PNW, so it’s mizzling out there
Here are three moments I’m loving in the garden right now (and feeling not a wee bit proud of since a) I think subtle repetition of color patterns can be hard to do, but are super sophisticated and pleasing to the senses and 2) historically, I’ve been red-averse. There are no red apparel items in my closet (though pink is making its way in, thank you, Greta Gerwig). There is NO red in my house barring a ukulele, Chinese fortune envelopes, and my favorite non-fiction book — a Merriam Webster Dictionary).
front to back: Begonia I didn’t write it down in a pot, Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) and Japanese Maple in the ground— the Maple was here when we moved in
left to right: Japanese cutleaf Maple, Lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina) — both were planted here in the yard when we moved in and the combo, at first too contrasty for me, has obviously “grown” (groan!) on me
left to right: Cypress, pink snowberry (probably a Proven Winners Symphoricarpos Proud Berry® - Coralberry) — both picked up locally and planted by me (or more likely holes dug by the hubs)
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Watched, read, and appreciated this week:
What Happened to San Francisco, Really? (The New Yorker) — for urban planning and economic development interest
The Personality of a Scorpio, Explained (Allure) — for fun (I’m a Scorpio rising and have always had conflicts with Scorpio suns)
Nest Installation (SaipuaTV) paywall — for floristry fangirls and bois
For the Culture: The power behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be (Dr. Marcus Collins) — for fun, work, and the love of brand
