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I have been tossing the thought of a black garden around for a couple of years. I finally started to put one together this year. The perennials were to small so I put some tropicals and annuals in until my constant plants get started.

I am glad I tried the annuals I can see I want to put some white flowers in to really make it pop.

Anyone have a theme?

That is a beautiful garden!

That is gorgeous - very tastefully done!

Cinta, when you say black do you mean literally black and dark coloured plants or toxic plants?

I meant black and dark colored plants. As I said I think I will need to add some white flowers or white varigaited leaves to give it some punch.

What you cannot see because they are not big enough yet is...

Black Lace' Sambucus

Black Mondo Grass

Black Iris

Marie Britt


and a couple of other dark leaf plants. I will be on the look out for something to lighten it up.

Wow, that is gorgeous, Cinta. Very creative color scheme. Different !

Very pretty, Cinta!

Dianna

Very nice...great job!!

I love it just the way it is! Maybe adding white will be too much of a contrast? If you have to add contrast, maybe just some lite blues or silvery greens?

I am planning a white garden for next year. All the white flowers I can find mixed with silver greens like silver mound and lamb's ear.

That is a good tip I have some silver greens Hercs and Jack Frost that I could transplant.

Oh amy cannot wait to see your white garden. I have been working on one in the back. I picked out a corner in the back so when I sit out on the patio at night I will have a good view.

I actually have been trying to find plants/flowers with my name - Patty. Also, my mom's name - Betty. I have found a few. Anyone have any?

Patty Pan Squash
Patty's purple Veronica
Patty's Plum oriental poppy

Betty Ann Voss Azalea
Betty Boop rose
Betty Simon Iris

It looks like you are off to a great start!

One place I garden has a big purple/black garden. When I was at Highgrove the Prince had a small all black garden right near the house. Some of the things in the purple garden at work are:

Smoke tree
Purple leaf White Birch
Weigela 'Wine and roses', 'Midnight Wine', 'Victoria'
Lysimachia Firecracker (vigorous)
Diablo Ninebark
and a bunch of other stuff I can't think of right now.