Then there's the red coneflower - Ahhhh ! ( in another bed ) its doing phenomenally well- Trouble is... Why ... Why ... Why did I plant it with lavender ? HELLO !!! Earth to Noodle !!! Come in NOODLE !!!!

Can't be that bad...stop kicking yourself and just fix it. And then move stuff again and again and again like every other gardener does for the rest of their life!!! Never seems perfect...never.

Can't be that bad...stop kicking yourself and just fix it. And then move stuff again and again and again like every other gardener does for the rest of their life!!! Never seems perfect...never.

Add some white.

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Thanks, Nandina & Catkim - white ?

Something that flowers white helps to tone down/soften a bolder palette.

Here is a link that might be useful: nice link showing what introducing white can do

Thank you ! I would have been inclined to go with blue- as in a plumbago- White ! Interesting. Thank you !

Thank you ! I would have been inclined to go with blue- as in a plumbago- White ! Interesting. Thank you !