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Hot Color Combinations

July 12, 2009 by Jeanne

I raced out yesterday without posting most of the pictures. Here’s the pictures to accompany yesterday’s post – now you can see the colors! Enjoy!


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  1. Colleen Wms

    July 12, 2009 at

    Interestingly enough, what you are calling hot summer color combinations like you are showing here seems to be all I have in the back around the pool. I have all those glad colors you are showing sot hose are my favs in your shots here. Fortunately I think all the blue of the pool is enough to balance all that color out. Or not!

  2. Jeanne

    July 13, 2009 at

    That’s funny Colleen! The glads were a mixed color package I grabbed at the dollar store; I have to stock up next year, they are just so robust.

    Thanks for leaving a comment!

  3. June

    July 14, 2009 at

    Our color is slow coming this year in Maine. So is the heat, too, actually. So I’m double-loving your flowers!

  4. Jeanne

    July 14, 2009 at

    Thanks June! I love Maine. We almost moved there. Enjoy your summer!

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