"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:56:24 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:


"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in
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Try the combination in one of my big planters this year: a soft
orange osteospermum predominates, but is molested by a lapis
lazuli anagallis, bright yellow sanvitalia, brilliant red
callibrachoas, a fluorescent-magenta phlox (and a matching
callibrachoa), and one or two other items carefully chosen to
give maximum clash. Yee-haw! Ride'm cowboy!

Hey, Rodger, how big is that planter?

Ceramic, square, probably Chinese or Vietnamese manufacture,
about 2' high and 15 " to 18" square. Beautiful cloudy soft
gray-green glaze. Modern, not old.

The whole thing is a riff on the "hanging basket" concept, and is
therefore planted quite thickly with "basket stuffers". When you
do this, you *must* be generous with both water and fertilizer to
get the best results.

It still sounds overplanted. But in a way I feel like emulating next
year.

Franz