By admin | May 12, 2009
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
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The bright yellows of the forsythia and the daffodils have receded and the more subtle spring colors have emerged. The delicate wedgewood blue of the Phlox divaricata
closely matches the blue of the Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ 
which have bloomed a bit later than the other muscari. Is there anyone who does not like this soft blue? Add to this mix, Iris cristata 
and Phlox subulata
and you have echo combinations of color which make dreams a reality. I do not have Mertonensis virginiana, 
Virginia bluebells, planted in this same bed but I am thinking of adding some to the mix. Virginia bluebells are luscious aren’t they? The pulmonaria sports a blue
but it is a bit darker than the bluebells and both are tinged with pink. The camassia were planted in the fall of ‘07 and have increased in size and girth. That is always a bonus. They are just beginning to show color.
In bud, this one is streaked with turquoise which is visible to the camera’s eye which does sometimes distort the blues of spring. The slice of garden visible to me as I sit at the desk is this one 
and it changes as the season progresses which really is the whole point of perennial gardening. What blues are making you smile in your garden right now?
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