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Pieris japonica. Japanese pieris.

As spring comes into full bloom, I am seeing colours around my patio that I would not have chosen to put together. There are two red blooms and a pink one that are right beside each other, and I wonder if the landscape designers were deliberate in their choices or if I am enjoying an accidental combination.

One of the red blooms is in a pot that I can move, so I may do that. It is one of eight big pots that I have inherited from the previous owner of this condo, and I love watching as all the plants emerge from their winter hibernation.

Rhododendron simsii. Azalea. Rhododendon simsii. Azalea.

There is an additional rhododendron that is in bud and beside the others, but I don’t yet know what colour the flowers will be. Regardless, I will love it because it borders my patio and I can see it from my living room.

As I look at these plants all in close proximity to each other, it occurs to me that everything I know about complementary, contrasting, and clashing colours doesn’t apply to nature. No matter what red and pink hues adorn these plants, they go together beautifully.

https://snowbirdofparadise.com/2024/04/13/mixing-colours/

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