Unusual, but artful, combo

Here's a bloom combination I would have never thought of: coral bells and roses. Roses love sun, while Huechera is generally thought of as a woodland plant. Yet, here they are thriving together and blooming.

What an artful combination too. Not only do the flowers — red and pink — harmonize, but the burgundy foliage of this 'SIlver Scrolls' cultivar completes the chromatic chord with a deeper shade of the hot red 'Knockout' rose.

And let's not overlook the complimentary textural variety. Or the added sensory experience of the spicy boxwood fragrance. ​

Kudos to the designer.​ (And early apologies for borrowing this combination in my future work.)

​Broadway & 73rd plaza planter

​Broadway & 73rd plaza planter