tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post3479171051662274539..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: OasisHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-91916018892781894482011-05-11T15:27:44.178-07:002011-05-11T15:27:44.178-07:00Karen - I, too, have often thought about a white g...Karen - I, too, have often thought about a white garden, but just haven't done that - yet. Perhaps one day. It would be gorgeous in the moonlight.<br /><br />Lynn - I've added a lot of whites this year, too. They really do seem to make other things pop. <br /><br />Masha - I think you are right on the colors and climates. Some days I just look at pictures, lusting after the cooler HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-39733942776888139812011-05-11T12:38:49.666-07:002011-05-11T12:38:49.666-07:00What an interesting idea...to create a garden that...What an interesting idea...to create a garden that refreshes in the heat of summer! My favorite 'cool' plant would have to be hydrangea.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-15111897680386691622011-05-11T11:58:30.258-07:002011-05-11T11:58:30.258-07:00I miss my lamb's ears, but I couldn't pull...I miss my lamb's ears, but I couldn't pull them thru the summer. Masses of plumbago blooming now, the colour of a perfect summer sky, and indigenous ;~)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-81146793832769488152011-05-11T10:56:25.114-07:002011-05-11T10:56:25.114-07:00I hope to be enjoying all those cool colours in th...I hope to be enjoying all those cool colours in the coming months! My entrance bed is starting to take shape and plants chosen include blues, purples and whites. I hadn't thought about how cool they would look but was thinking of it as 'soft' and easy on the eyes.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63372368200616517382011-05-11T10:51:43.663-07:002011-05-11T10:51:43.663-07:00Love your post. I love the blues and purples.Love your post. I love the blues and purples.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19128493083190129102011-05-11T10:48:44.309-07:002011-05-11T10:48:44.309-07:00I love cool colors, thanks for the great pictures!...I love cool colors, thanks for the great pictures! I have read somewhere that it is hard to come up with a cool color garden in a hot climate because most tropical plants have bright warm colors, and cool colors are what my husband calls "European colors" coming from colder climates. I am glad you can grow these plants - they are beautiful.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4660070229623491422011-05-11T10:23:34.043-07:002011-05-11T10:23:34.043-07:00Cool tones are so lovely in the evenings. Whites a...Cool tones are so lovely in the evenings. Whites are the main color I'm working on adding to the garden this year.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183411349771545067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43412405225864530832011-05-11T07:12:14.315-07:002011-05-11T07:12:14.315-07:00Living in Wisconsin, we don't have as much hea...Living in Wisconsin, we don't have as much heat as you do, obviously! But we do get into the higher temps occasionally and that's when I melt like a snowbank in August. I admire white gardens, there's just something calming about them and I love the way the flowers show up at dusk, too. I have yet to plant an entirely white garden, though its been on my list of things to do for Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-74266502126102695892011-05-11T06:06:37.161-07:002011-05-11T06:06:37.161-07:00FlowerLady - I've been adding a lot of blues t...FlowerLady - I've been adding a lot of blues to the garden, also. And whites, although some whites seem cool, and others not so much.<br /><br />Jeannie - I'm so glad the hydrangeas here turn blue. I suppose I would love them just as much pink, but the blue ones are just so much more unexpected in a flower color. They are one of my favorite plants.<br /><br />ONG - So far, Provence HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-89413346580630130202011-05-10T20:35:12.262-07:002011-05-10T20:35:12.262-07:00What a great post for these hot spells... right no...What a great post for these hot spells... right now I'm loving my Lamb's Ear foliage and budding blooms 'Anabelle' Hydrangea to stay cool. I wish I had luck with lavender too...LisaJenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172030894973198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57576978027349722442011-05-10T19:02:53.683-07:002011-05-10T19:02:53.683-07:00My goal is continuing bloom and fragrance so it ch...My goal is continuing bloom and fragrance so it changes with what's blooming and smells good. Right now Oakleaf hydrangea and bay Magnolia look cool and smell good. Gardenias are less than a month away. Lilies, I have lilies. The good smelling ones haven't bloomed yet.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37632991842819840212011-05-10T18:50:38.985-07:002011-05-10T18:50:38.985-07:00I have a blue garden and have much of what you sho...I have a blue garden and have much of what you showed. It is hard to pick a fave, and each that bloom new each day becomes a favorite in its own right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35860076053736133732011-05-10T18:01:58.452-07:002011-05-10T18:01:58.452-07:00Awesome post! My fave cool plant for sure is laven...Awesome post! My fave cool plant for sure is lavendar and of course it does poorly here in my neck of the woods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058818144591263827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-29603644169771726262011-05-10T17:38:44.697-07:002011-05-10T17:38:44.697-07:00I do love blue flowers.. Especially the Hydrangeas...I do love blue flowers.. Especially the Hydrangeas. Your right about the look of them being refreshing.Jeannie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05622479618143731970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57334230450289253012011-05-10T17:31:14.914-07:002011-05-10T17:31:14.914-07:00What a neat post. I love cool colors in the garde...What a neat post. I love cool colors in the garden. It might have to do with living in the hot, tropical climate that we live in. Although I do like blues and purples in my clothing too. I am adding more blues and purples as I can to the gardens.<br /><br />Happy Gardening ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com