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» Cottage_Garden - Monet Green Window Box

This photo shows marigolds and a purple verbena blooming in a lovely flower box painted what I would call a sort of Monet green. That color is a super backdrop for the purple verbena, don't you think?! Add the orange and overall it is a dramatic combination.

Later in the season the verbena will trail and cover most of the box and shade it so the soil stays cooler which is a good thing in hot summer weather. Too bad it will also cover up the paint!

See it at Spring Planting: Annual Plants which, coincidentally, includes a link to a site where you can check your last spring frost date. Are you ready to plant yet?

-- posted by Cottage_Garden