Pink is the colour of the season. Everything is popping up pink, from fabrics to paints and plants. Pink is the darling of every spring Home and Garden magazine. Pink is the shade that defines softness. Whether it’s the new fountain grass pinks or the old favourite taupe pinks there’s a shade to complement any decorating style.

In the garden pinks have always been a top choice. Maybe it’s because pink just blends naturally with green, blue, or glaucous foliage. Possibly it’s the romantic effect it has when it’s planted with blue, mauve, or cream flowers. Either way, pink always works well.

Here are a few “Perfectly Pink” combinations for your garden:
  1/ Sea Holly (Eryngium alpinum “Blue Star”) and Pink Poppies (Papaver somniferum “Bombast Rose”)
  2/ Cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) and Rosa “Nearly Wild”
  3/ Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) and golden creeping oregano (Origanum vulgare “Aureum”)