Comments on: Pink, the New … Pink!

By: Alice Joyce

Alice Joyce — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:04:06 +0000

Hey Germi, been missing your tweets. Your pinks are the best…!
I have one bed of blowsy bloomin’ Japanese anemones in two shades… hot, hot, hot and a soft, sweet one that isn’t holding its own against the competitor.
I’m feeling a bit fragile, and come to you for support. It seems my post on The Grow Melt Project is generating a backlash against the designers’ use of ice, read: energy drain! As one who hates conflict, I took the plunge and commented back.
I recall you had concerns about the plants.
If you have a moment, do revisit the post – today, Oct 1, I posted a photo from the next day, when it was melting. . . . .
and linked to the original. That’s it for now, I just needed some TLC and thought of you :~) tendril

By: Willi

Willi — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Love it! I just picked a bunch of pink zinnias yesterday since they will soon be knocked down by frost (it the mildew doesn’t get them first). And that bee shot totally makes we want to plant a grevillea. I just realized they’re hardy in Seattle.

By: Suasoria

Suasoria — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:44:57 +0000

Iriseeeeene! That’s all I have to say. Love that plant.

By: germinatrix

germinatrix — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:12:34 +0000

Omigod Loree – run out RIGHT NOW and get yourself a Grevillea ‘Long John’! It is an AMAZING plant! I ADORE all grevilleas! They are such an interesting family of plants – they do it all for me – foliage, flower, cool wild form – LOVE!!! You’ll die. They would look fantastic with your plant palette – DO IT!!!! XO!

Hey Michelle D.! I’m with you – I love the Punk Pinks! The softer pinks (Valley Goil – I laughed out loud!) are harder … but I do have to say I love that Oenethera/Aloe combo pictured above, where the pink is very soft, but contrasted with the tough, macho aloe – it works for me! I don’t know if I’d EVER come around to pink when it comes to bedding annuals ( but honestly – I’m fairly certain I’ll never come around to “bedding annuals” HELLO!), but I am realizing that I am more open to it than I thought!
That is so funny about the orchid – why is it that they ONLY live if you don’t like the color? Haha!

Expat my dear! Yes – Iresine will do beautifully in a pot! Can I suggest a combination for you? I would LOVE to see a dramatic container combo of Phormium ‘Pink Stripe’, Bloodleaf, and Ipomea batatas ‘Blackie’. If you want to go for broke, add a few Echeveria ‘Metallic’ for succulent form and over the top cool!
OMG – I think I have to do this container combo, too!

SUMMER! STOP IT!!! You have an Agave angustifolia (which j’adore!!!) with a PINK EDGE on the leaves??? SHUT UP!!! Where do I get one?????!!!! Emergency!!! I MUST HAVE ONE NOW!!!! I swear, I will stalk you until I can find out where to get one – my lust for agaves respects no boundaries!
LUCKY!!!

Ricki, L. ‘Arapahoe’ IS fantastic – you’ll love it! A Crepe Myrtle with guts. A friend planted one about 2 years ago after trying to get her hands on it forever, and it is better in person than in photos. DO IT! And I am thrilled to see that so many of us are coming out of the closet with our pink pleasure! RIGHT ON! This is what The Germinatrix is all about!

Vanessa, what IS it? A horticultural zeitgeist? You know how those things happen – I remember when suddenly orange wasn’t tacky anymore. Is that now happening with pink? Are we on the vanguard of a new dawn (the sky tintd with pink, of course!)
It sounds like you have one of those dream clients! I love it when people come to me with a cool agenda that I can run with! I’ll bet that is going to be one kick ass garden – the galvanizing garden for the ‘New Pink’ movement in garden design! You’ll put the pics on your site, right?
PS – I am stopping by your shop the minute I get back into LA. We are SO CLOSE!

E-Mullet! HI! So great to hear from you – hope all has been well!
Okay – mowing over STARGAZERS is unforgivable!!! No wonder he’s the EX! If you are a lily lover, check out Lilium ‘Black Beauty’ – OMG! I had a stand of them in my garden for years, and it was such a thrill! I’m so glad you commented, because you reminded me about how much I loved them, so I’m going to have to find a way to get them back in my garden.
And as far as getting yourself some of that purple groundcover … do it! Just ask someone in the building … I’m positive they’d be happy to share. All gardeners love to share their plants if they can – it’s part of our religion. And if the person there isn’t a gardener, they’ll just think you’re doing them a favor by cleaning up the plant. Either way – you win! XOXO!

By: Emotional Mullet

Emotional Mullet — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:47:44 +0000

That is lovely. You are my garden hero! I love pink too. Stargazers are my poison. I had a several, but the ex accidentally mowed them over. : ( I hoping the come back. I love the smell.

I love purple. There is this common ground cover, vine-like thing all over the landscapes of Nashville that I adore. Tradescantia pallida, I believe. I want to steal some from a building down the street from my office, but I don’t have the guts!

By: vanessa - everything gardens

vanessa - everything gardens — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:59:00 +0000

aaah, something in the air… or in the la water maybe? my sister thinks i’ve gone cuckoo because i keep buying PINK too but i was soo not into pink until a few months ago…

i even had a client come to me for a modern hot pink garden last week… i’m balancing with lime green and punches of other color… how fun! and i have a majority of those plants (the long john, echeveria, and cordyline) as well as hot pink salvia and cistanthe on the list… it’s going off!

By: ricki - sprig to twig

ricki - sprig to twig — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:52:58 +0000

I can feel my aversion to pink beginning to fade…is there a conspiracy afoot?
Just discovered a crape myrtle called ‘Arapaho’ with burgundy foliage and deep deep crimson flowers…bet you would like it!

By: Summer

Summer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:32:16 +0000

I too have had a love-hate relationship with pink, which I see as a sort of alpha-female color. My grandmother gave my cousin, who I percieved as pretter than I was, pink stuff, and me lavender stuff. I went through a phase fairly recently of taking pink back. Yes, even the softer shades, because I’m not afraid to admit to having a vulnerable side.

Besides, as far as I know, there are no hot pink agaves. But I do have an a. angustifolia with a powder-pink edge on the leaves.

By: Jean Prescott

Jean Prescott — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:17:30 +0000

Might “blood leaf” make it on a patio, in a big pot…like a croton?

By: Michelle D.

Michelle D. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:12:43 +0000

Hot sizzling pink has always been a favorite.
Soft new born baby pink has never seen the light of day in my garden – can’t stand it.

Even when my beau gave me a soft pink orchid for my birthday I had a hard time with it ( and the damn thing lasted 3 months ). After the first month I moved it to the bathroom.

Nope, I’m not a sissy pink girly girl. The color evokes vulnerability, Valley Goil Barbie and her pink corvette and a certain type of softness that makes me wince.

If it is going to be pink it has to have some power behind it.
Lots of vibrant blue and shocking reds.
That’s the only pink that makes it into my garden.