Purple in my Garden

As long as I live and have a garden,
there will be purple in it . -Me

Purple salvia in my mailbox garden. Guess I should've tidied it up a bit before taking pictures, but I decided it was either/or.

"Either" won.










My neighbor, Cindy, came over and offered
three of these hydrangea bushes to me last
summer. At the time, they had no blooms. She thought they bloomed purple,but wasn't sure. How delighted I was when they did!

They wouldn't bloom at all for her, but
I suspected it was that her garden is shadier,
and most perennials need full sun.

I adore the dianthus (Sweet Williams) around
the feet. Reminds me of a children's choir:
happy, wonderful to look at, but not exactly
orderly in their cluster.













Deep purple clematis. It is so heavy now, it's
hard to keep the trellis standing straight, legs buried.
But I love the bright star-shaped petals.
I really need to deal with the vines soon.
They need a good pruning. So do I.

My garden, as a matter of fact, is a fairly good
indicator of my emotional state at any given
time. 'Nuff said.












These pale purple pretties appeared
just after the crocuses. I'm not
sure their name. Can someone help?