Color Chips: August Garden Collection

August 21, 2005 - Garden and surrounding flowers after dry spell

2005_8_colors (1).jpg

2005_8_colors (3).jpg

2005_8_colors (5).jpg

2005_8_colors (4).jpg

2005_8_colors (6).jpg

2005_8_colors (8).jpg

2005_8_colors (9).jpg

2005_8_colors (11).jpg

2005_8_colors (10).jpg

The colors seem bright, but are fading from so much sun. White is showing up, and the soft pink of a grandmother's dress is festive in the garden. There is a delicateness to these colors. Elsewhere, there are already signs of yellows and browns of fall coming. MGR

2005_8_colors (7).jpg

2005_8_colors (2).jpg

Comments (6)

What kind of flower is the 8th picture down? It's so pretty.

posted by a on 2005-08-23 16:00:27

I think it may be a dahlia...? I have to admit I'm partial to the yellow tomates.

posted by amy on 2005-08-23 19:13:21

Oh! Are those golden raspberries? I've been looking for them forever. My grandparents grew them -- or something like it -- when I was a kid, and people look at me like, "um, duh, raspberries are RED," when I wax nostalgic about them.

posted by Kristen on 2005-08-23 22:04:47

Yes, that's a dahlia. And yes, golden raspberries! It's an heirloom variety that we planted this spring and it's already given us baskets of berries. Last night we made a tart... stay tuned for today's FOOD post for the recipes and photo.

posted by skgr on 2005-08-24 10:15:44

What is the plant in the second picture? Sunflower? And the 5th and 10th one- what are those? Really nice photos.

posted by dani on 2005-08-24 10:38:09

This reminds me of that new-ish show on HGTV "Get Color" where the hostess shows a palette of different actual THINGS of various colors that go with typical color schemes associated with the style of decorating that the home owners seem to want to go in. A sort of interestingly literal way of approaching color choices.

posted by Curtis on 2005-08-24 13:00:59